| Instrumentation |
Cast
- Siegfried: tenor
Brünnhilde: soprano
Gunther: baritone
Gutrune: soprano
Hagen: bass
Alberich: baritone
Waltraute: mezzo-soprano
First Norn: contralto
Second Norn: mezzo-soprano
Third Norn: soprano
Woglinde: soprano
Wellgunde: soprano or mezzo-soprano
Flosshilde: mezzo-soprano
Chorus
- Vassals: tenors and basses
Ladies: sopranos
Orchestra: piccolo, 3 flutes (3rd also piccolo), 3 oboes, English horn (also oboe), 3 clarinets (B♭, A), bass clarinet (B♭, A), 3 bassoons, 8 horns (4 also Wagner Tubas in B♭), 3 trumpets, bass trumpet, 3 trombones, contrabass trombone (also bass trombone), tuba, timpani, snare drum triangle, cymbals, tamtam, glockenspiel, 6 harps, strings (16, 16, 12, 12, 8) |