The OMEGA... Götterdämmerung
Saturday, August 17 & Saturday, August 24
3.00pm
The Latchis Theatre, Brattleboro VT
Götterdämmerung is a fierce, enthralling work with enormous implications. As the Gods approach their end, everything is at stake for the cosmos, and for humanity.
Brünnhilde consummates her love with Siegfried, only to be kidnapped from the circle of Magic Fire that Wotan had conjured to protect her. She finds herself on the banks of the Rhine in a decaying tribal court. Siegfried is already there: he has been ensnared and poisoned by his hosts. In a shocking sequence of betrayals, Brünnhilde learns what it is to be human. We meet Hagen: a dark, self-confident agent of evil in his slow and ruthless pursuit of the Ring.
The final scene, Brünnhilde's self-immolation with her horse Grane, closes the immense cycle with transcendent radiance. The music tells us that, as the Gods are toppled from their thrones, and the Ring is returned to its home in the depths of the Rhine, a woman saves the world to usher in a new era. The experience is beautiful and inspiring beyond description; for many people, it is life-changing.
INTERVALS:
Act 1 starts at 3pm and runs until approximately 5.05pm
First interval of 90 minutes
Act 2 starts at 6.35pm and runs until approximately 7.45pm
Second interval of 30 minutes
Act 3 starts at 8.15pm and runs until approximately 9.35pm
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