25 November 2013

Photos: Götterdämmerung


The Melbourne Ring Cycle
Götterdämmerung
Opera Australia
State Theatre, Arts Centre Melbourne

Elizabeth Campbell, Jacqueline Dark and Anke Höppner as The Norns
The curtain to Götterdämmerung is coming down as the stage burns – and we can share the images to the fourth and final opera in the Melbourne Ring Cycle.

The cycle is complete, but there are two more cycles to go and there are still return/rush tickets available from 9 am on the day of each opera.

I saw the dress runs. I loved every moment of its 21 hours and I now understand why this opera – for all its oddness – is so loved.

All photos by Jeff Busby.

Daniel Sumegi as Hagen and Sharon Prero as Gutrune
Barry Ryan as Gunther, Daniel Sumegi as Hagen & Stefan Vinke as Siegfried. 
Susan Bullock as Brünnhilde & Sharon Prero as Gutrune.
Barry Ryan as Gunther, Daniel Sumegi as Hagen, Stefan Vinke as Siegfried, Sharon Prero as Gutrune & Susan Bullock as Brünnhilde.
Susan Bullock as Brünnhilde, Barry Ryan as Gunther, Daniel Sumegi as Hagen, Sharon Prero as Gutrune & Stefan Vinke as Siegfried.

Jane Ede as one of the Rhinemaidens. 
Stefan Vinke as Siegfried, Jane Ede, Lorina Gore & Dominica Matthews as The Rhinemaidens. 
Stefan Vinke as Siegfried, Barry Ryan as Gunther & Opera Australia Chorus.
Dominica Matthews, Lorina Gore and Jane Ede as the Rhinemaidens, Stefan Vinke as Siegfried and Susan Bullock as Brünnhilde 
Dominica Matthews and Lorina Gore as Rhinemaidens, Daniel Sumegi as Hagen, Stefan Vinke as Siegfried, Susan Bullock as Brünnhilde, the Opera Australia Chorus and extras