Gutrune

E804194

Gutrune is a tragic noblewoman in Richard Wagner’s opera "Götterdämmerung," whose unwitting role in a deceitful plot contributes to the downfall of the hero Siegfried and the gods.

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Gutrune canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Wagnerian character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
noblewoman ⓘ
opera character ⓘ
appearsIn Götterdämmerung ⓘ
appearsInCycle Der Ring des Nibelungen ⓘ
associatedMotif Gibichung music ⓘ
associatedWith Gunther ⓘ
Hagen ⓘ
Siegfried ⓘ
basedOn Kriemhild from the Nibelungen legend ⓘ
causeOfTragedy unwitting complicity in Hagen’s scheme ⓘ
characterTrait impressionable ⓘ
naive ⓘ
tragic ⓘ
composerOfWork Richard Wagner ⓘ
creator Richard Wagner ⓘ
dramaticFunction catalyst for Siegfried’s betrayal of Brünnhilde ⓘ
participant in the downfall of the gods ⓘ
familyName Gibichung ⓘ
firstPerformanceWork Götterdämmerung, Bayreuth, 1876 ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
genreOfWorkAppearedIn music drama ⓘ
inspiredBy figures in the Nibelungenlied ⓘ
involvedIn plot to make Siegfried forget Brünnhilde ⓘ
languageOfWork German ⓘ
librettist Richard Wagner ⓘ
maritalStatus married to Siegfried ⓘ
medium opera ⓘ
mythologicalContext Germanic mythology (adapted) ⓘ
nationality Burgundian (mythic) ⓘ
notableScene Gutrune’s confrontation with Hagen at the end of Götterdämmerung ⓘ
Gutrune’s reaction to Siegfried’s death ⓘ
occupation noblewoman ⓘ
partOf Gibichung household ⓘ
relationshipToSiegfried wife ⓘ
relative Gunther ⓘ
Hagen ⓘ
residesIn Gibichung hall on the Rhine ⓘ
roleInPlot tragic heroine ⓘ
unwitting accomplice in deceit ⓘ
settingOfActions Rhine river region ⓘ
linked to: Rhine region
siblingOf Gunther ⓘ
timeOfCreation 19th century ⓘ
tragicOutcome left bereft after Siegfried’s death and the twilight of the gods ⓘ
workTypeAppearedIn part 4 of the Ring cycle ⓘ

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