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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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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