| Opera North | ||
| Richard Farnes | Conductor | |
| Peter Mumford | Director | |
| Alwyn Mellor | Soprano | Brünnhilde |
| Orla Boylan | Soprano | Gutrune |
| Mati Turi | Tenor | Siegfried |
| Eric Greene | Tenor | Gunther |
| Mats Almgren | Bass | Hagen |
| Lee Bisset | Soprano | Third Norn |
| Madeleine Shaw | Soprano | Wellgunde |
| Katherine Broderick | Soprano | Woglinde |
| Sarah Castle | Mezzo-soprano | Flosshilde |
| Heather Shipp | Mezzo-soprano | Second Norn |
| Susan Bickley | Mezzo-soprano | Waltraute |
| Fiona Kimm | Mezzo-soprano | First Norn |
| Jo Pohlheim | Baritone | Alberich |
Opera North’s four-year traversal of Der Ring des Nibelungen reaches the cycle’s overwhelming conclusion. The all-consuming love of Siegfried and Brünnhilde is broken in bitter betrayal; the machinations of Hagen, son of Alberich, seal Siegfried’s doom; and Brünnhilde’s self-immolation precipitates the end of the old world order and the beginning of a new era. The musical and dramatic power of Götterdämmerung is awe-inspiring – from Siegfried’s Rhine Journey, to the mighty chorus of the Gibichung vassals, in which the Chorus of Opera North is joined by the internationally renowned Huddersfield Choral Society, to Siegfried’s Funeral March, and – above all – to Brünnhilde’s immolation and the work’s titanic orchestral climax.
Alwyn Mellor, widely praised for her radiant portrayal of Sieglinde in Opera North’s Die Walküre in 2012, sings the role of Brünnhilde in these performances. She is joined by a cast that also includes the American tenor Daniel Brenna as Siegfried and Susan Bickley as Waltraute. All are under the guidance of Opera North’s Music Director Richard Farnes, whose conducting of the previous instalments of this cycle has been universally acclaimed.
Lasts approximately 6 hours 15 mins Please note: performance time includes two intervals, one of 30 mins, and one of 1 hour 15 mins.
Sung in German with English titles.
A collaboration with The Sage Gateshead and Symphony Hall, Birmingham.
