Originally aired on television in 1990 ; previously released in VHS format in 1991. This is the last of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Nibelung's ring) by Richard Wagner. Opera in three acts. Libretto by Richard Wagner. Program notes in English by Kenneth Chalmers with German and French translations, and synopsis in German by Karl Dietrich Gräwe with English and French translations, in booklet inserted in container. Special features: picture gallery - "Götterdämmerung" at he MET (DVD 1) ; trailer (DVD 2) ; title search. Produced at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York, Apr-May 1990 and broadcast by Metropolitan Opera Television in that year. Günther Schneider-Siemssen, set and projection designer ; Rolf Langenfass, costume design ; Gil Wechsler, lighting design ; Otto Schenk, stage production ; Peter Gelb, executive producer ; Brian Large, video director. Hildegard Behrens (Brünnhilde) ; Siegfried Jerusalem (Siegfried) ; Matti Salminen (Hagen) ; Christa Ludwig (Waltraute) ; Hanna Lisowska (Gutrune) ; Anthony Raffell (Gunther) ; Ekkehard Wlaschiha (Alberich) ; other supporting soloists ; Metropolitan Opera Chorus and Orchestra ; James Levine, conductor. Sung in German; with optional subtitles in German, English, French, Spanish or Chinese.