Gotterdammerung

United States, 1991

Film
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This is the final catastrophic opera in Wagner’s ‘The Ring of the Nibelung’. The redemption of the world through love is achieved at the end of Gotterdammerung, with the annihilation of both men and gods. Conducted by James Levine and featuring Siegfried Jerusalem. Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” consists of four parts in the following order: Das Rheingold; Die Walkuere; Siegfreid and Goetterdaemmerung.

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Credits

director

Brian Large

production company

Deutsche Grammophon

Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)

Duration

04:41:00:00

Production places
United States
Production dates
1991

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

304980

Language

German

Audience classification

G

Subject categories

Foreign language films

Music & Performing Arts → Operas

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

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