What is Götterdammerung?
Götterdammerung - Twilight of Gods in English - is the fourth and final opera in der Ring des nibelungen - Cycles German composer Richard Wagner. It is an opera with a prologue and three acts created with Wagner's own libretto. The premiere Götterdammerung took place in Bayreuth at Festspielhaus on 17 August 1876, at the premiere of the entire circular cycle. Here three Norns or the fates are melting the rope of fate. When they tell the story of Wotan's rise to power, breaking his swords and the end of the world Ash, he sees Valhalla to burn, and eventually the rope breaks. Norns descend on the ground.
Siegfried and Brünnhilde enters and Siegfried gives Brünnhilde a ring while giving him a horse. He stays on a fire rock while Siegfried leaves as he has to devote himself to adventure and fame.
As Siegfried travels, Gibichungs meet. Gunther, their boss talks to his half -brother Hagen. Hagen suggests that Gunther and his sister Gutune would marry. Tells GuntherFrom Brünnhilde, lying on a rock surrounded by fire and Gutrne Siegfried, who could be forced to fall in love with her using a magical potion that would cause to forget other women.
Siegfried arrives and Gutrne gives him a potion. As it works, it is offered that Gutune's husband is and helps to win Gunther's wife. I said about Brünnhilde, it is obvious that she barely remembers her and plans to go and bring her to Gunther.
Brünnhilde's sister of Waltraute is coming and begging for a ring he gave up to save Wotan. But Brünnhilde sees the ring as the promise of Siegfried's love and refuses to say goodbye to him. Siegfried's Horn is heard and he arrives masked like Gunther. He claims that Brünnhilde for Gunther's wife and takes her ring. He spends the night in a cave with a sword between them.
In Act II, the Götterdammerung event returns to Gibichung Hall, where they return Siegfried and Gunther and BrünnhildeM enjoys. Hagen provokes his Vassaly to the wedding reception. When Gutrune enters Siegfried, Brünnhilde is amazed and confronted him. Siegfried swears to a story that remembers, which does not have a promise that Brünnhilde in it. Brünnhilde swears he lied. Siegfried and Gutrun will enter the wedding reception and left Gunther, Brünnhilde and Hagen behind. Hagen offers Avenge Brünnhilde and she reveals that Siegfried's back is vulnerable. They plan to tell Gutune that Siegfried died in the morning.
Act III of Götterdammerung begins on the shore of the Rhine. Siegfried, when he lost his way and separated from the hunting side, Comes on Rhinemaidens who ask him for a ring. He agrees to give it, but eventually keeps it after revealing his curse. The rest of the hunting party enters.
Siegfried tells others that he has not seen any game except the three birds who told him he would be murdered. He tells the story that he is raising him, creating a sword, killing Fafner and becoming able to understand birds. Hagen mU gives a potion that restores its memory and Siegfried is able to continue the story. It tells of the awakening of Brünnhilde by a kiss. Two Ravens who transmit death fly over their heads, and Hagen attracts Siegfried's attention. When he turned to look, Hagen spears at the back. Siegfried dies, says Brünnhilde.
Thescene moves to the Gibichung and Gutrun Hall of Gibich and Brünnhilde. Hagen enters and the corpse of Siegfried is brought. Hagen says Gutrun that Siegfried has been killed by advice, but accuses his brother. Gunther accuses Hagen, who claims to have it because Siegfried committed a crooked oath. Gunther blocks Hagen to take the ring, and Hagen kills him. As Hagen tries for the second time, Siegfried's increased. Brünnhilde tells the oath of Siegfried. Gutune curse Hagen and throws himself at Siegfried. Brünnhilde orders the built funeral pyre. He lights the pyr, mounts his horse and goes to flames. Rhine overflows, Hagen jumps into the river on the ring, and rhinemaidens pull it down into the water. The fire is holdingIn the sky and Valhalla begins to burn. Götterdammerung - Twilight of the gods - arrived.