Götterdämmerung (1990)

The stupendous climax to Wagners fourpart Ring cycle is brilliantly realized by the Otto SchenkGünther SchneiderSiemssen production and byJames Levines monumental conducting The Met orchestra chorus and an allstar cast make this Götterdämmerung one that truly rises to the occasion Hildegard Behrenss Brünnhilde must be experienced to be believed as does Matti Salminens richly sung domineering Hagen At the center of the drama is Siegfried Jerusalem as Siegfried who does not realize he has been drawn into a plot of betrayal until it is too late Christa Ludwig is magnetic as Waltraute and Ekkehard Wlaschiha is a compelling Alberich