THIRD DAY OF THE RING CYCLE. Günter, the lord of the Rhine people, gives Siegfried a love potion that causes Siegfried to forget Brünnhilde and fall in love with Günter's sister Gutrane. Siegfried has given Brünnhilde the Ring as a token of their love, but her Valkyrie sister urges her to destroy it, because their father Wotan has lost his spear and power and is hiding out in Valhalla. Instead, Brünnhilde keeps it, and under the influence of the potion, Siegfried steals it from her. Enraged, Brünnhilde helps Alberich's son murder Siegfried, but Siegfried's memory returns, and he dies thinking of Brünnhilde. Brünnhilde repents and orders a funeral pyre to be built. She rides into the fire herself, and the Rhinemaidens get the ring back. The story closes with flames flickering about Valhalla in the background. Filmed at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus in June & July 1991.
Credits
The Ring Cycle: Gotterdammerung Cast
| Name |
Character |
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Daniel Barenboim
He was 63, now 82 years old
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as Conductor |
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Eva-Maria Bundschuh
She was 49, now 83 years old
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as Gutrune |
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Birgitta Svendén
She was 39, now 72 years old
|
as 1. Norne |
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Waltraud Meier
She was 35, now 68 years old
|
as Waltraude |
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Annette Küttenbaum
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as Wellgunde |
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Günter von Kannen
He was 51, now 84 years old
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as Alberich |
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Anne Evans
She was 49, now 83 years old
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as Brünnhilde |
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Linda Finnie
She was 39, now 72 years old
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as 2. Norne |
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Siegfried Jerusalem
He was 51, now 84 years old
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as Siegfried |
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Hilde Leidland
|
as Woglinde |
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Bodo Brinkmann
He was 31, now 64 years old
|
as Gunther |
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Uta Priew
She was 46, now 80 years old
|
as 3. Norne |
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Jane Turner
She was 30, now 64 years old
|
as Flosshilde |
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Philip Kang
He was 43, now 76 years old
|
as Hagen |
The Ring Cycle: Gotterdammerung Crew
