from Act III, Scene 3 of the German opera Die Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner

Libretto: Richard Wagner

Role: Brünnhilde, daughter of Wotan

Voice Part: soprano       Fach: dramatic soprano

Setting: bank of the Rhine, mythological Germany

Synopsis: Brünnhilde calls out to Loge to set fire to Valhalla and destroy once and for all the gods who have caused her such pain. She then lights Siegfried's funeral pyle, mounts her house, and rides directly into it.

from Act III, Scene 3 of the German opera Die Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner

Libretto: Richard Wagner

Role: Brünnhilde, daughter of Wotan

Voice Part: soprano       Fach: dramatic soprano

Setting: bank of the Rhine, mythological Germany

Synopsis: At the burning of Siegfried's body, Brünnhilde calls out to build the fire. As the pile of logs grows, Brünnhilde contemplates the nobility of Siegfried. She understands finally why he never fulfilled his promise to marry her.

from Act II, Scene 4 of the German opera Die Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner

Libretto: Richard Wagner

Role: Gunther, a Gibichung, brother of Gutrune, half-brother of Hagen

Voice Part: bass       Fach: dramatic baritone

Setting: The Hall of the Gibichungs, mythological Germany

Synopsis: Gunther presents his bride, Brünnhilde, to the assembled crowd waiting for the wedding. He is immensly proud of her although she doesn't really return his affection.

from Act III, Scene 2 of the German opera Die Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner

Libretto: Richard Wagner

Role: Siegfried, grandson of Wotan

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: dramatic tenor/heldentenor

Setting: bank of the Rhine, mythological Germany

Synopsis: As he dies from a spear thrust to the back by Hagen, Siegfried calls out to his beloved Brünnhilde, saying that he is coming to her.

from Act III, Scene 2 of the German opera Die Götterdämmerung by Richard Wagner

Libretto: Richard Wagner

Role: Siegfried, grandson of Wotan

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: dramatic tenor/heldentenor

Setting: bank of the Rhine, mythological Germany

Synopsis: Siegfried explains his life (recounting many of the things learned in "Siegfried"). Among other things, he goes through the forging of the mighty sword Nothung and his slaying of the dragon Fafner and Mime, whom he spent many days with early on. He continues on, singing about how he won Brünnhilde.