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| ''']''' is the last in ]'s cycle of four ] titled ''{{lang|de|]}}'' (''The Ring of the Nibelung'', or ''The Ring'' for short). It received its premiere at the {{lang|de|]}} on 17 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the ''Ring''. | ''''']''''' is the last in ]'s cycle of four ] titled ''{{lang|de|]}}'' (''The Ring of the Nibelung'', or ''The Ring'' for short). It received its premiere at the {{lang|de|]}} on 17 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the ''Ring''. The name ''Götterdämmerung'' comes from ] and refers to a prophesied war among various beings and gods that ultimately results in the burning, immersion in water, and renewal of the world. | ||
| This picture, showing ] in flames, in an 1894 depiction by ], one of the original set designers for the opera, which ends with this scene. | |||
| |credit=Painting credit: ]; restored by ] | |credit=Painting credit: ]; restored by ] | ||
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Götterdämmerung is the last in Richard Wagner's cycle of four music dramas titled Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung, or The Ring for short). It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 17 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of the Ring. The name Götterdämmerung comes from Norse mythology and refers to a prophesied war among various beings and gods that ultimately results in the burning, immersion in water, and renewal of the world.
This picture, showing Valhalla in flames, in an 1894 depiction by Max Brückner, one of the original set designers for the opera, which ends with this scene.Painting credit: Max Brückner; restored by Adam Cuerden
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