The Royal Opera: Götterdämmerung

The Royal Opera

GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG [New Production]

LIVE: Wednesday 3rd February 2027, 16:45 GMT  

ENCORE: Sunday 7th February 2027, 14:00 BST

Approximate runtime: 5h 50min / 350min, Two Intervals 

Sung in German with English subtitles.

 

Cast:  

Siegfried ANDREAS SCHAGER 

Gunther THOMAS LEHMAN

Hagen MIKA KARES

Alberich CHRISTOPHER PURVES

Brünnhilde ELISABET STRID 

Gutrune AMANDA MAJESKI

Waltraute ANNIKA SCHLICHT

First Norn NOA BEINART

Second Norn CLAIRE BARNETT-JONES 

Third Norn CATHARINE WOODWARD

Woglinde SARAH BRADY 

Wellgunde NIAMH O’SULLIVAN 

Flosshilde SIAN GRIFFITHS

Creatives: 

Music RICHARD WAGNER 

Conductor ANTONIO PAPPANO

Director BARRIE KOSKY

Set Designer RUFUS DIDWISZUS

Costume Designer VICTORIA BEHR 

Lighting Designer ALESSANDRO CARLETTI

Synopsis: 

An earth in ruin. The twilight of the Gods. 

Deception leads to treachery, then devastation, when Siegfried is tricked into betraying Brünnhilde. Learning the truth of her beloved’s innocence, Brünnhilde at last returns the ring to the Rhinemaidens, before ordering that Valhalla be swallowed in flames. For the long-awaited finale of Wagner’s epic saga, director Barrie Kosky situates the rich apocalyptic drama in a contemporary world of dream-like turmoil. Antonio Pappano, Conductor Laureate of The Royal Opera, returns to take on the impassioned, otherworldly music – including Siegfried’s transporting Funeral March and Brünnhilde’s electrifying Immolation Scene. The brilliant cast is led by Elisabet Strid, Andreas Schager and Mika Kares, who together with the full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House and the Royal Opera Chorus bring opera’s greatest journey to its shattering end.