TWILIGHT OF THE GODS to Complete Atlanta Opera's First Ring Cycle
Stefan Vinke, Lise Lindstrom, and David Leigh star in Tomer Zvulun's new production at The Atlanta Opera.
The Atlanta Opera will close the 2025–26 season with Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General & Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun's new production of Wagner's Twilight of the Gods (“Götterdämmerung”), the fourth and final opera in The Atlanta Opera's Ring cycle, featuring Stefan Vinke, Lise Lindstrom, and David Leigh (May 30–June 7). The production will be livestreamed and filmed for release by The Atlanta Opera Film Studio, on whose platform a host of opera films have recently been made available, including the previous three operas in the Ring cycle (see below for more details).
Twilight of the Gods (Götterdämmerung) (May 30–June 7)
Following productions of Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, and Siegfried in The Atlanta Opera's Ring cycle over the past three seasons, Twilight of the Gods (“Götterdämmerung”) closes the cycle during the 150th anniversary year of the Ring cycle's premiere. It also represents other milestones: the first time in history the opera has been presented in Atlanta, and the completion of the first new American Ring production since the pandemic.
Zvulun elaborates: “This is the moment we have been building toward for four seasons, and in truth, the dream began for me and my team on my very first day at The Atlanta Opera 13 years ago. Bringing the Ring cycle to Atlanta has required extraordinary determination, imagination, and collective will. With Twilight of the Gods, we complete the first fully staged Ring cycle in the history of the South and the first new staging of the Ring cycle in America to reach completion since the pandemic began. At a time when producing opera at the highest level has become more difficult than ever, this milestone affirms Atlanta's emergence as a national leader in creating and sustaining world-class art.”
With a cast starring Stefan Vinke as Siegfried, this new Zvulun production also features Lise Lindstrom. The villainous Hagen will be portrayed by David Leigh, replacing Morris Robinson, who had to withdraw from the production. Baritone Aleksey Bogdanov sings Alberich, and bass-baritone Le Bu and soprano Sylvia D'Eramo sing the roles of Gunther and Gutrune. On the podium will be Detroit Opera's music director, Roberto Kalb.
Atlanta Opera Film Studio
Packed with films, documentaries, behind-the-scenes videos, livestream events, full concerts and complete series, The Atlanta Opera Film Studio was founded by Tomer Zvulun and filmmaker Felipe Barral to increase the accessibility of operas in a unique and cinematic style. Twilight of the Gods will be presented online for livestream viewing on the Friday evening performance. The livestreams will then be available for replay here, as are all mainstage productions from previous seasons. Viewing most content requires only an email registration; to view the cinematic operas produced at The Atlanta Opera – which will be available for Twilight of the Gods at a later date – a $25 annual subscription is required.
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