Götterdämmerung

[got-er-dam-uh-roong, -ruhng, gœt-uhr-dem-uh-roong]

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.

Götterdämmerung

/ 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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Götterdämmerung¹

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

Example Sentences

That same year, Sharon expanded his reach by signing on as artistic director of Detroit Opera and quickly making a splash with a drive-through production of Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” in a parking garage.

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Pierre Audi, general director of the Aix-en-Provence Festival and artistic director of New York’s Park Avenue Armory, will take over with a new production team for “Siegfried” opening Sept. 11 and “Götterdämmerung” starting Feb. 4.

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The house has placed itself at the center of operatic conversation with productions like a drive-through “Götterdämmerung” and a virtual-reality “Walküre.”

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The opening of Benaroya Hall in 1998 also had included selections from Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung.”

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It is not every day that you see four harps lined up onstage during a symphony concert, and this happy development was the setup for a suite created by Sir Jeffrey Tate from the “Götterdämmerung” finale.

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