Götterdämmerung (German: [ˈɡœtɐˌdɛməʁʊŋ] (listen); Twilight of the Gods), WWV 86D, is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four music dramas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung, or The Ring for short). It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 17 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the Ring.
| Original Name | Der Ring des Nibelungen: Götterdämmerung |
| Librettist | Richard Wagner (Based on Norse Mythology) |
| Date of composition | 1874 (1848-1874) |
| Premiered | 1876, August 17th in Bayreuth, Germany |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | WWV 86D |
| Approx. duration | 270 minutes |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice (Tenor)
- Siegfried
Voice (Baritone) - Gunther Voice (Baritone) - Alberich Voice (Bass) - Hagen Voice (Soprano) - Brünnhilde Voice (Soprano) - Gutrune Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Waltraute Voice (Alto) - Erste Norn, Die Nornen (First Norn) Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Zweite Norn, Die Nornen (Second Norn) Voice (Soprano) - Dritte Norn, Die Nornen (Third Norn) Voice (Soprano) - Woglinde, Die Rheintöchter Voice (Mezzo-Soprano) - Wellgunde, Die Rheintöchter Voice (Alto) - Floßhilde, Die Rheintöchter Chorus/Choir - Frauen, Mannen (Vassals, women) Orchestra |
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| Autotranslations beta |
Richard Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods, WWV 86D Richard Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods, WWV 86D Richard Wagner: The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods, WWV 86D |