Götterdämmerung

What began in 2023 with a concert performance of Das Rheingold and continued in 2024 with Die Walküre, in 2025 with Siegfried is now reaching its grand finale with the Götterdämmerung – a project that is no less than a redefinition of standards in Wagner interpretation. »The Wagner Cycles« is dedicated to a unique collaboration between academic expertise and practice, tackling Richard Wagner’s monumental opera tetralogy. Since 2023, one part of the tetralogy has been re-examined and rehearsed each year in close collaboration with a team of renowned academics and performed in Dresden and on tour through Europe’s musical centers based on an historically informed approach. The result has delighted audiences and critics alike. The concert performance of Die Walküre at the Amsterdam Concertgebouw was highlighted by The New York Times as one of the best classical performances of 2024. The newly-won transparent orchestra sound and the focus on the singers’ treatment of language will also be guaranteed in Götterdämmerung. For the dramatic finale, the specially founded Dresden Festival Choir will add impressive tonal dimensions to this large-Scale project.

»KENT NAGANO CONDUCTS
WAGNER’S OPERA
FOR THE  FIRST TIME
IN THE RECONSTRUCTED
ORIGINAL SOUND – A MILESTONE. […]
THIS IS TRULY A NEW CHAPTER
IN WAGNER INTERPRETATION.«

Neue Zürcher Zeitung

Performance Dates »Götterdämmerung«