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  1. It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 17 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the whole work. The title is a translation into German of the Old Norse phrase Ragnarök , which in Norse mythology refers to a prophesied war among various beings and gods that ultimately results in the burning, immersion in ...

  2. Brünnhilde bids the god rest and leave the world free – governed, in words Wagner later cut, only by love. The coda’s soaring redemption theme makes the words redundant. Götterdämmerung guide: here's out guide to the storyline of the fourth and final part of Richard Wagner's epic Ring Cycle.

  3. Aug 17, 2017 · Götterdämmerung” premiered on August 17, 1876, one day after its predecessor “Siegfried” had its first performance. The opera is the final installment in Wagner’s four-part “Der Ring Des Nibelungen,” but it was the first that the composer conceived and the first libretto of the four operas to be put to page.

  4. Mar 9, 2015 · On April 29 th – as the Götterdämmerung came to an inevitable conclusion – Hitler married Eva Braun and then dictated his last will and testament. He then committed suicide – not quite the ending for one of Wagner’s heroes as in his operas the heroes would be expected to fight to the bitter end.

  5. Götterdämmerung is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four operas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus in 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the Ring.

  6. 'Götterdämmerung' was originally meant to be a stand-alone opera. Explore the fascinating evolution of Wagner's Ring cycle and how this final piece fits into the puzzle.

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