Richard Wagner
Libretto by Richard Wagner

Third Day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen"
Wagner had begun work on his cycle with the prose sketch Siegfrieds Tod (Siegfried’s Death), then rolled it back into the past, like the Norns, who, at the beginning of the Third Day, try to tie together the ropes of yesterday and tomorrow.

Hagen and Siegfried – the sons continue the duel of their fathers. But Hagen plays with different weapons – sorcery, mendacity and betrayal. Siegfried declares the ring, which came about through the malediction of love, to the symbol of his love. Nevertheless, the curse is stronger. Siegfried betrays his love. Brünnhilde betrays Siegfried. Siegfried swears an oath on the weapon that only a short time later will penetrate his heart.

The gods gaze impotently on their own downfall. The struggle for power transfers to the humans who survive the catastrophe and will perhaps understand everything now that they know the end. 

German with German surtitles

Casts

Conductor Kent Nagano   
Production Andreas Kriegenburg   
Set Harald B. Thor   
Costumes Andrea Schraad   
Lighting Stefan Bolliger   
Choreography Zenta Haerter   
Dramaturgy Marion Tiedtke 18. July 2013  
Olaf A. Schmitt. 18. July 2013  
Chorus Sören Eckhoff   

Siegfried Stephen Gould   
Gunther Iain Paterson   
Hagen Hans-Peter König   
Alberich Tomasz Konieczny   
Brünnhilde Nina Stemme   
Gutrune / 3. Norn Anna Gabler   
Waltraute Michaela Schuster   
Woglinde Hanna-Elisabeth Müller   
Wellgunde Angela Brower   
Floßhilde / 1. Norn Wiebke Lehmkuhl   
2. Norn Jennifer Johnston   

The Bavarian State Orchestra
The Chorus of the Bavarian State Opera