Gotterdammerung
Item
Record ID
37
Identifier
9253
Genre
Work Title
Gotterdammerung
Uniform Title
Ring des Nibelungen. Gotterdammerung
Program/Series Title
The Metropolitan Opera presents: Der Ring des Nibelungen
Work Alternate Titles
Twilight of the Gods
Composer
Text Author
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 (libretto)
Production Year
1990
Transmission/Release Date
6/21/90
Transmission/Release Year
Transmitter/Outlet/Streaming Platform
PBS
Home Video - VHS
DG
Home Video - DVD
DG
Conductor/Music Director
Levine, James, 1943-
Orchestra
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Orchestra
Chorus/Choir
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.). Chorus
Soloists
Hildegard Behrens (Brunnhilde) ; Siegfried Jerusalem (Siegfried) ; Matti Salminen (Hagen) ; Tatiana Troyanos (Waltraute) ; Hanna Lisowska (Gutrune) ; Anthony Raffell (Gunther) ; Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Alberich) ; Gweneth Bean (1.Norn) ; Joyce Castle (2.Norn) ; Andrea Gruber (3.Norn) ; Kaaren Erickson (Woglinde) ; Diane Kesling (Wellgunde) ; Meredith Parsons (Flosshilde)
Participants
F. Murray Abraham (host) ; Peter Allen (announcer)
TV/Film Director
Large, Brian
Stage Director
Berkowitz, Phebe ; Schenk, Otto (production)
Sets
Schneider-Siemssen, Gunther
Costumes
Langenfass, Rolf
Production Company
Metropolitan Opera Association, Inc.
Executive Producer
Gelb, Peter
Technical Information
Tape ; color ; stereo
Other Information
17 hour production reached an estimated 12,000,000 viewers over four nights on PBS. Sonya Friedman (English subtitles)
Duration
ca. 197'
Presenting Station
WNET
Company
Metropolitan Opera (New York, N.Y.)
Recorded
Taped 1990-05-05
Archive
Motion Picture/TV Reading Room, Library of Congress
Sourcemat
PRINTCAT (X)
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