Monumental, fascinating and controversial: Richard Wagner's opera cycle “Der Ring des Nibelungen” is still the subject of controversy today. Sixteen hours in four evenings—created over more than a quarter of a century—tell of the downfall of a power system, the fateful failure of the hero, and the utopia of love. After more than 40 years, “The Ring” returns to Theater Basel, with the premieres of “Das Rheingold” and “Die Walküre” in 2023, followed by “Siegfried” and “Götterdämmerung” this fall.
“Götterdämmerung” is the fourth and final opera in the “Ring” cycle. The Norns announce the imminent end of the reign of the gods: the battle for the ring enters its final round. The death of the hero Siegfried leads Brünnhilde to the decision to end Wotan's system of power forever. The end marks a possible new beginning. The fourth part of “Der Ring des Nibelungen” is Richard Wagner's longest work and an unrivalled operatic ritual. Grand monologues and the most impressive orchestral passages of the entire cycle are combined in this finale. This German-language opera will have English surtitltes.
Tickets are CHF 30-145 for adults and CHF 20 for kids up to age 16 and students up to age 30.
You can also watch all four parts of the "Ring" cycle within just a few days in the early summer of 2025. For more information, see https://www.theater-basel.ch/de/zyklusaboPLUS.

Website
theater-basel.ch/en/goetterdaemmerung

Where
Theater Basel
Theaterstrasse 7
4051 Basel

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