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The best concerts from across the UK and Europe. Available to listen online for 30 days

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Radio 3 in Concert: Opera North Ring Cycle

Radio 3 in Concert: Opera North Ring Cycle: Episode 4: Gotterdammerung

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Episode 4

Episode 4: Gotterdammerung

Opera North Ring Cycle

Gotterdammerung

BBC Radio 3 - Radio 3 in Concert, Opera North Ring Cycle, Gotterdammerung

Donald Macleod with the climax to Wagner's Ring cycle Gotterdammerung.

Donald Macleod with the climax to Wagner's Ring cycle Gotterdammerung (The Twilight of the Gods) in Opera North's production from Sage Gateshead.

Donald Macleod with the great climax to Wagner's Ring Cycle, Götterdammerung - The Twilight of the Gods, in Opera North's critically acclaimed production from Sage Gateshead. The hero Siegfried, ventures though the Rhineland to the home of the Gibichungs, there to confront his fate and the destiny of the gods. 

Sung in German

Cast
Brünnhilde .... Kelly Cae Hogan (soprano)
Siegfried ..... Mati Turi (tenor)
Hagen ..... Mats Almgren (bass)
Gutrune ..... Giselle Allen (soprano)
Gunther ..... Andrew Foster-Williams (bass baritone)
Waltraute ..... Susan Bickley (mezzo) 
Alberich ..... Jo Pohlheim (bass baritone)
First Norn ..... Fiona Kimm (mezzo)
Second Norn ..... Heather Shipp (mezzo) 
Third Norn ..... Lee Bisset (soprano)
Woglinde ..... Jeni Bern (soprano)
Wellgunde ..... Madeleine Shaw (mezzo)
Flosshilde ..... Sarah Castle (mezzo)

Chorus and Orchestra of Opera North conducted by Richard Farnes.

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From Sage Gateshead, Donald Macleod presents Wagner's Ring Cycle from Opera North

From Sage Gateshead, Donald Macleod introduces an Opera North production of Wagner's Ring Cycle

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