Metropolitan Opera Announces Cast Change Advisory For Götterdämmerung

Principal Conductor Fabio Luisi will conduct the Met's new production of Wagner's Götterdämmerung which premieres January 27, 2012, and continues on January 31, February 3, 7, and 11 matinee. Luisi will also conduct the MET Orchestra concert at Carnegie Hall on January 15, featuring Renée Fleming as soloist. He replaces the Met's Music Director, James Levine, who is continuing his rehabilitation after a fall last September that necessitated emergency back surgery. Luisi stepped in for Levine to conduct the new production of Wagner's Siegfried on October 27, and will lead the Live in HD performance on Saturday, November 5.

The new production of Götterdämmerung completes the Met's Ring cycle staged by Robert Lepage. The January 27 premiere features Deborah Voigt as Brünnhilde, Wendy Bryn Harmer as Gutrune, Waltraud Meier as Waltraute, Jay Hunter Morris as Siegfried, Iain Paterson as Gunther, Eric Owens as Alberich, and Hans-Peter König as Hagen. Katarina Dalayman sings Brünnhilde on February 3, and Stephen Gould takes the part of Siegfried on January 31 and February 3. The February 11 matinee will be transmitted worldwide as part of The Met: Live in HD series.

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