The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods
Directed by Frank Castorf
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"Oil is the equivalent of what used to be gold. A luxury that we cannot eat," explained director Frank Castorf in an interview, outlining one of the key ideas behind his production of the Ring at Bayreuth. In the final part of the tetralogy, the wild journey ventures to the Buna chemical plants in Schkopau and to New York's Wall Street, among other places. Inspired by the aesthetic of Hollywood B movies, the production was first met with disapproval but grew to gain many supporters over the years.Read moreLess
"Oil is the equivalent of what used to be gold. A luxury that we cannot eat," explained director Frank Castorf in an interview, outlining one of the key ideas behind his production of the Ring at Bayreuth. In the final part of the tetralogy, the wild journey ventures to the Buna chemical plants in Schkopau and to New York's Wall Street, among other places. Inspired by the aesthetic of Hollywood B movies, the production was first met with disapproval but grew to gain many supporters over the years.
The story
"Oil is the equivalent of what used to be gold. A luxury that we cannot eat," explained director Frank Castorf in an interview, outlining one of the key ideas behind his production of the Ring at Bayreuth. In the final part of the tetralogy, the wild journey ventures to the Buna chemical plants in Schkopau and to New York's Wall Street, among other places. Inspired by the aesthetic of Hollywood B movies, the production was first met with disapproval but grew to gain many supporters over the years.
Cast & crew
Stefan VinkeSiegfried
Markus EicheGunther
Albert DohmenAlberich
Albert PesendorferHagen
Catherine FosterBrünnhilde
Allison OakesGutrune
Marina PrudenskayaWaltraute
Wiebke LehmkuhlErste Norn / Flosshilde
Stephanie HoutzeelZweite Norn / Wellgunde
Christiane KohlDritte Norn
Alexandra SteinerWoglinde
Marek JanowskiSelf - ConductorExplore the crew
- Director
- Frank Castorf
- Writer
- Richard Wagner
- Original Music Composer
- Richard Wagner