Organization

Stage director

Paul Esterházy

Conductor

Hendrik Vestmann

Set designer

Mathis Neidhardt

Costume designer

Lighting designer

Ernst Engel

Dramaturge

Stephanie Twiehaus

Singer

Tenor

Zoltán Nyári

Siegfried

Soprano

Nancy Weißbach

Brünnhilde

Baritone

Kihun Yoon

Gunther

Ann-Beth Solvang

Gutrune

Bass

Sami Luttinen

Hagen

Mezzo-soprano

Melanie Lang

Waltraute

Contralto

Maiju Vaahtoluoto

First Norn

Second Norn

Susanne Serfling

Third Norn

Leonardo Lee

Alberich

Martha Eason

Woglinde

Erica Back

Wellgunde

Oldenburgisches Staatstheater

Orchestra

Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester

Others

Opernchor des Oldenburgischen Staatstheaters

Extrachor Oldenburgisches Staatsorchester

German

Götterdämmerung -  (The Twilight of the Gods)

Oldenburg

Germany

Staatstheater

Götterdämmerung Wagner,Richard

Public

The Twilight of the Gods

Approved

This Oldenburg "Ring" is an absolute must for every theatergoer interested in Wagner with its originality and consistent scenic and musical design." (Opernwelt)

"Thanks to the congenially furnished revolving stage, which changes almost continuously like a film (equipment: Mathis Neidhardt), Paul Esterhazy was able to seamlessly tell a continued story over four evenings and complete the first "Ring" in Oldenburg theater history." (Das Opernglas)

"For those who know the composer, the production is a must, but people who have hardly come into contact with opera or Wagner will also be enthusiastic." (Delmereport)

“It is sensational how the Oldenburg State Theater handled this Götterdämmerung musically. […] What is achieved here in terms of noise, the clever elaboration of the dramatic climaxes and disposition of the tempi – one can be proud of that in Oldenburg.” (deropernfreund.de)

"Word has gotten around: The Oldenburg "Ring der Nibelungen" is a success story that is definitely worth seeing and hearing, which is now coming to an end with the "Götterdämmerung". (foyer)

It is probably the most insidious and at the same time best-known murder of the German heroic sagas when Hagen fatally hits Siegfried in his only vulnerable spot. The fact that the descendants of the two adversaries Alberich and Wotan meet here for a showdown is only known to those who know Richard Wagner's tetralogy, which finds its dramatic end with the 'Götterdämmerung': The love curse of the Nibelung Alberich did not remain without an influence on his son Hagen , who proves to be an intriguer of the first order: he uses tricks to separate the lovers Brünnhilde and Siegfried, uses a special potion to cause momentous forgetfulness and legitimizes the murder of Wotan’s hope by distorting the facts. However, he does not win back the ring because now Brünnhilde,

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Performance credits (Cast & Crew )

Cast

Crew

Ensemble