Credits:

Pavel Baleff

Description:

Beginning with the opera *Das Rheingold*, followed by *Die Walkre* and *Siegfried*, the Sofia Opera in Bulgaria has impressed audiences with its talent with each new productionand now presents the final installment of its *Ring* cycle.Hagen, the son of Alberich, persuades his half-brother Gunther to give Siegfriedwho has stopped at the Gibichung estate during his travelsa potion to make him forget his past, and to betroth him to his sister, Gutrune. Enraged by this betrayal, Brnnhilde vows revenge on Siegfried. However, Siegfried, who had gone hunting with the men of the estate, is murdered by Hagen and returns to the hall as a corpse. Upon learning the truth, Brnnhilde piles firewood on the banks of the Rhine, sets it ablaze, and throws herself into the flames. The flames consume even Valhalla in the heavens and the gods themselves, and the overflowing waters of the Rhine swallow the Ringthe s