Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods)
Classification added December 14, 2015Premiered August 17, 1876
Bayreuth
Composer:
Richard Wagner
Original Language:
German
Librettist:
Richard Wagner
Description:
Opera in a Prologue and Three Acts
Time Period:
Legendary
Place:
On the Brünnhilde Rock; Gunther’s castle on the Rhine; Wooded district by the Rhine.
Classification key
- L – Leading
- F – Featured
- S – Supporting
- B – Solo Bit
- CB – Chorus Bit
- MB – Mute Bit
| Role | Voice Part | Classification |
|---|---|---|
| Siegfried | Tenor | L |
| Gunther | Baritone | L |
| Hagen | Bass | L |
| Brünnhilde | Soprano | L |
| Waltraute | Mezzo-Soprano | F |
| First, Second, Third Norn | Contralto, Mezzo-Soprano, Soprano | F |
| Gutrune* | Soprano | F |
| Alberich | Bass-Baritone | F |
| Woglinde | Soprano | S |
| Wellgunde | Soprano | S |
| Flosshilde | Mezzo-Soprano | S |
| Two Vassals | Baritone, Tenor | CB |
| * Gutrune - If the beginning of Act III, sc. 3 (before Brünnhilde’s “Immolation Scene”) is cut, Gutrune would be recommended as Supporting = S |
Minimum Chorus: 36
Divisi: SATB