The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods

"Oil is the equivalent of what used to be gold. A luxury that we cannot eat," explained director Frank Castorf in an interview, outlining one of the key ideas behind his production of the Ring at Bayreuth. In the final part of the tetralogy, the wild journey ventures to the Buna chemical plants in Schkopau and to New York's Wall Street, among other places. Inspired by the aesthetic of Hollywood B movies, the production was first met with disapproval but grew to gain many supporters over the years.

Cast

Stefan Vinke

Siegfried

Markus Eiche

Gunther

Albert Dohmen

Alberich

Albert Pesendorfer

Hagen

Catherine Foster

Brünnhilde

Allison Oakes

Gutrune

Marina Prudenskaya

Waltraute

Wiebke Lehmkuhl

First Norn / Flosshilde

Stephanie Houtzeel

Second Norn / Wellgunde

Christiane Kohl

Third Norn