Film

Wagner - Götterdämmerung

2005 · 4h 44m · Music

Musically, Götterdämmerung, like its predecessors in this Barcelona production, has strengths and flaws. Fortunately, Kupfer's interpretation places Brünnhilde and Hagen at its center and the singers are well up to the task. Deborah Polaski's final scene, so critical to any performance of the cycle, is excellent, the voice warm, the emotions palpable. Her moving performance here is ample compensation for the touch of vocal hardness she displays in the opening scenes. As Hagen, the veteran bass Matti Salminen offers a great portrayal: firm of voice, creating a complex character, not a stage villain. Also notable are soprano Elisabete Matos, who makes Gutrune a sympathetic character, and Julia Juon, whose Waltraute is more involving than usual.

Deborah Polaski

Brünnhilde

Matti Salminen

Hagen

John Treleaven

Siegfried

Falk Struckmann

Gunther

Bertrand de Billy

Self - Conductor

Release date

August 16, 2005

Status

Released

Original language

English

Runtime

4h 44m

Genres

Music