Apr
25

Lauren McNeese

Wellgunde

Götterdämmerung

Los Angeles Opera

Los Angeles, CA

Lauren McNeese: Wellgunde

The curse of the ring runs its course in the final chapter of Wagner’s epic music drama. The Twilight of the Gods begins with the rapturous love shared by Brünnhilde and Siegfried. But the evil Hagen, son of the dwarf Alberich, plots against Siegfried, first administering a magic potion of forgetfulness and then murdering him. Brünnhilde returns the ring to the Rhinemaidens, who drag Hagen down to the river’s depths as he clambers after the ring. The Rhine overflows its banks and Valhalla goes up in flames in a dramatically spectacular finale unparalleled in opera. Tickets & Information.