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The Copenhagen Ring - winner of The Gramophone Award 2009 (DVD)

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Kirsten Flagstad: Volume 1, The Early Recordings 1914-1941

 


Important years in Richard Wagner's life

1813 born in Leipzig
1834 Die Feen completed
1843 Holländer premiere
1845 Tannhäuser premiere
1850 Lohengrin premiere
1852 text of Rheingold and Walküre
1854 Das Rheingold completed
1856 Die Walküre completed
1859 Tristan completed
1865 Tristan premiere in Munich
1868 Meistersinger premiere
1869 Das Rheingold premiere
1870 Die Walküre premiere
1871 Siegfried completed
1874 Götterdämmerung completed
1876 First Festival in Bayreuth
1882 Parsifal premiere
1883 Wagner dies in Venice

 

Götterdämmerung

Götterdämmerung is the fourth and final of the operas in the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen.

Anne Evans in Harry Kupfer's production of Götterdämmerung at Bayreuth, filmed in 1991 and available on DVD.

The premiere of Götterdämmerung was on 17 August 1876 at the Festival House in Bayreuth, as part of a complete Ring cycle. Conductor was Hans Richter.

Götterdämmerung (as part of the complete Ring des Nibelungen) was produced in the following cities the first years after the world premiere at the Bayreuth Festival on 17 August 1876

1878 München
1879 Wien
1880 Hamburg
1881 Berlin (Angelo Neumann's travelling Wagner-Theatre with guest performances in Berliner Viktoria-Theater)
1882–1883 Angelo Neumann's travelling Wagner-Theatre on tour: London (Her Majesty's Theatre), Breslau, Königsberg, Danzig, Hannover, Bremen, Barmen, Dresden, Amsterdam, Brüssel, Aachen, Düsseldorf, Mainz, Darmstadt, Karlsruhe, Strassburg, Stuttgart, Basel, Venice, Bologna, Rome, Torino, Triest, Budapest, Graz – totaling 135 performances of the Ring!

Famous quotes from Götterdämmerung

Alberich

Schläfst du Hagen, mein Sohn?

 

Richard Wagner's music dramas in other languages

Have you ever wondered what Meistersinger is called in Hungarian or Polish? Well, here are the titles of Richard Wagner's music dramas in other languages.

German - English - French - Italian - Spanish - Polish - Hungarian - Danish - Norwegian - Swedish - Finnish - Dutch - Icelandic - Latvian -

German

English

French

Italian

Der Ring des Nibelungen The Ring of the Nibelung L'Anneau du Nibelung L'anello del Nibelungo
Das Rheingold The Rhinegold L'Or du Rhin L'oro del Reno
Die Walküre The Valkyrie La Walkyrie La Valchiria
Siegfried Siegfried Siegfried Sigfrido
Götterdämmerung Twilight of the Gods Le Crépuscule des dieux Il crepuscolo degli dei
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg The Mastersingers of Nuremberg Les Maîtres Chanteurs de Nuremberg I maestri cantori di Norimberga
Tristan und Isolde Tristan and Isolde Tristan et Isolde Tristano e Isotta
Parsifal Parsifal Parsifal Parsifal
Der fliegende Holländer The Flying Dutchman Le Vaisseau fantôme L'olandese volante
Tannhäuser Tannhäuser Tannhäuser Tannhäuser
Lohengrin Lohengrin Lohengrin Lohengrin
Rienzi Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes Rienzi Rienzi, l'ultimo dei tribuni

German - English - French - Italian - Spanish - Polish - Hungarian - Danish - Norwegian - Swedish - Finnish - Dutch - Icelandic - Latvian -

German

Spanish

Polish

Hungarian

Der Ring des Nibelungen El anillo del nibelungo Pierścień Nibelunga A nibelung gyűrűje
Das Rheingold El oro del Rin Złoto Renu A Rajna kincse
Die Walküre La valquiria Walkiria A walkür
Siegfried Sigfrido Zygfryd Siegfried
Götterdämmerung El ocaso de los dioses Zmierzch Bogów Az istenek alkonya
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Los maestros cantores de Núremberg Śpiewacy Norymberscy A nürnbergi mesterdalnokok
Tristan und Isolde Tristán e Isolda Tristan i Izolda Trisztán és Izolda
Parsifal Parsifal Parsifal Parsifal
Der fliegende Holländer El holandés errante Latający Holender A bolygó hollandi
Tannhäuser Tannhäuser Tannhäuser Tannhäuser
Lohengrin Lohengrin Lohengrin Lohengrin
Rienzi Rienzi Rienzi Rienzi

German - English - French - Italian - Spanish - Polish - Hungarian - Danish - Norwegian - Swedish - Finnish - Dutch - Icelandic - Latvian -

German

Danish

Norwegian

Swedish

Der Ring des Nibelungen Nibelungens Ring Nibelungenringen Nibelungens ring
Das Rheingold Rhinguldet Rhingullet Rhenguldet
Die Walküre Valkyrien Valkyrien Valkyrian
Siegfried Siegfried Siegfried Siegfried
Götterdämmerung Gudedæmringen Ragnarok Ragnarök
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Mestersangerne i Nürnberg Mestersangerne fra Nürnberg aka Mestersangerne i Nürnberg Mästersångarna i Nürnberg
Tristan und Isolde Tristan og Isolde Tristan og Isolde Tristan och Isolde
Parsifal Parsifal Parsifal Parsifal
Der fliegende Holländer Den flyvende hollænder Den flyvende hollender Den flygande holländaren
Tannhäuser Tannhäuser Tannhäuser Tannhäuser
Lohengrin Lohengrin Lohengrin Lohengrin
Rienzi Rienzi Rienzi Rienzi

German - English - French - Italian - Spanish - Polish - Hungarian - Danish - Norwegian - Swedish - Finnish - Dutch - Icelandic - Latvian -

German

Finnish

Dutch

Icelandic

Der Ring des Nibelungen Nibelungin sormus    
Das Rheingold Reininkulta    
Die Walküre Valkyyria    
Siegfried Siegfried    
Götterdämmerung Jumalten tuho    
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Nürnbergin mestarilaulajat    
Tristan und Isolde Tristan ja Isolde    
Parsifal Parsifal    
Der fliegende Holländer

Lentävä hollantilainen

De Vliegende Hollander  
Tannhäuser Tannhäuser    
Lohengrin Lohengrin    
Rienzi      

German - English - French - Italian - Spanish - Polish - Hungarian - Danish - Norwegian - Swedish - Finnish - Dutch - Icelandic - Latvian -

German

Latvian

 

 

Der Ring des Nibelungen Nībelungu gredzens    
Das Rheingold Reinas zelts    
Die Walküre Valkīra    
Siegfried Zigfrīds    
Götterdämmerung Dievu mijkrēslis    
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg Nirnbergas meistardziedoņi    
Tristan und Isolde Tristans un Izolde    
Parsifal Parsifāls    
Der fliegende Holländer Klīstošais holandietis    
Tannhäuser Tanheizers    
Lohengrin Loengrīns    
Rienzi Rienci    

German - English - French - Italian - Spanish - Polish - Hungarian - Danish - Norwegian - Swedish - Finnish - Dutch - Icelandic - Latvian -

 

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