Götterdämmerung

American  

[got-er-dam-uh-roong, -ruhng, gœt-uhr-dem-uh-roong] / ˌgɒt ərˈdæm əˌrʊŋ, -ˌrʌŋ, ˌgœt ərˈdɛm əˌrʊŋ /

noun

1. German Mythology. the destruction of the gods and of all things in a final battle with evil powers: erroneous modern translation of the Old Icelandic Ragnarǫk, meaning “fate of the gods,” misunderstood as Ragnarökkr, meaning “twilight of the gods.”

2. (italics) See The Ring of the Nibelung.

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Götterdämmerung British  

/ ɡœtərˈdɛmərʊŋ, ˌɡɒtəˈdɛməˌrʊŋ /

noun

1. Norse equivalent: Ragnarök.  German myth the twilight of the gods; their ultimate destruction in a battle with the forces of evil

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Etymology

Origin of Götterdämmerung

1875–80; < German, equivalent to Götter, plural of Gott God + Dämmerung twilight

Example Sentences

“The upholstery would be fraying. So if you’re sitting in an opera in less than comfortable seats, something that’s going on for four and a half hours, or the first act of ‘Götterdämmerung,’ which is like 90 minutes long — it’s torture.”

From New York Times

His first project in Detroit was to stage a pandemic version of Richard Wagner’s biggest opera, “Götterdämmerung,” in a parking garage — a production that the creative team dubbed “Parkingdammerung.”

From Los Angeles Times

As part of the season announcement, on Tuesday, Michigan Opera Theater also said that Christine Goerke, a reigning Wagnerian soprano who sang the role of Brünnhilde last fall in “Twilight: Gods” — Sharon’s drive-through abridgment of “Götterdämmerung” in a Detroit parking garage — would join next season as associate artistic director.

From New York Times

Perhaps it was this performance of the climactic Immolation Scene from Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung,” sung with a frightening blend of ferocity and euphoria by the soprano Christine Goerke.

From New York Times

“Siegfried” and a rescheduled “Rheingold” are slated to premiere later this season, with “Götterdämmerung,” the final installment, next fall.

From New York Times