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Andris Nelsons conducts Act III of Wagner’s Götterdämmerung

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Koussevitzky Music Shed, Lenox/Stockbridge, MA

Boston Symphony Orchestra
Andris Nelsons, conductor
John Matsumoto Giampietro, staging coordinator
Christine Goerke, soprano (Brünnhilde)
Amanda Majeski, soprano (Gutrune)
Michael Weinius, tenor (Siegfried) |
James Rutherford, baritone (Gunther)
David Leigh, bass (Hagen) 
Diana Newman, Renée Tatum, and Annie Rosen (Rhine maidens)
Neal Ferreira and Alex Richardson, tenors; David Kravitz and Markel Reed, baritones; Erik Tofte and Jared Werlein, bass-baritones; Leo Radosavljevic, bass (Vassals)

WAGNER Götterdämmerung, Act III

Sung in German with English Supertitles

Please note that there is no intermission in this concert. Duration is about 90 minutes.

Wagner’s Ring Cycle is a masterpiece of art that weaves a fabric of passion, beauty, betrayal, tragedy, and redemption into the tapestry of myth and legend, all set to some of the most stirring, powerful music ever composed.

Join Andris Nelsons, the BSO, and an all-star cast for the peerless conclusion of Wagner’s massive, epic opera Götterdämmerung.

Tonight's concert is generously supported by Rabbis Rachel Hertzman and Rex Perlmeter.

Unfortunately, Morris Robinson has had to withdraw from his performance in the role of Hagen in Wagner’s Götterdämmerung due to personal reasons. We are very fortunate that American bass David Leigh is able to sing the role in his place on short notice. 

Christina Goerke headshot
a headshot of Amanda Majeski
Michael Weinius headshot
James Rutherford headshot
Headshot of David Leigh wearing a dark shirt and suit jacket.
Andris Nelsons headshot

Performance Details

Jul 20, 2024, 8:00pm EDT

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Program Notes & Works

Götterdämmerung, Act III, from Der Ring des Nibelungen 

Richard Wagner

Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen—“The Nibelung’s Ring”—grew from his essay of 1848, “The Nibelung Myth as a Scheme for Drama.” Prose sketches for the opera(s) date to the early 1850s; for more details see the essay below. Wagner’s first conception was Siegfrieds Tod (“Siegfried’s Death”), the origin...
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