Opera
Siegfried
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Third part of Wagner's Ring Cycle
The third part of the Ring cycle focuses on Siegfried, the child of Sieglinde and Siegmund. His upbringing has been wild end free, and he has never learned the meaning of fear. As he struggles to break free from his past and to forge his own destiny, the fateful possession of the Ring passes to him.
He acquires his father's sword, kills the dragon Fafner, and wakes the sleeping Brünnhilde. As the Wanderer (Wotan in disguise) tries to bar his way, he brushes him aside and, in so doing, breaks his spear, thereby destroying his power.
Composer Richard Wagner
Conductor Zubin Mehta
Staged By Carlos Padrissa, La Fura Dels Baus
Soloists Lance Ryan, Gerhard Siegel, Juha Uusitalo, Franz-Josef Kapellmann, Stephen Milling, Jennifer Wilson, Anna Larsson
Orchestra Orquestra de la Comunitat Vale
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Malcolm Fawcett
Mon 5 April 2010, 07:42
Missed Walkure and Siegfried this weekend
anyone commit it to disk I could get copy of???
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Freda
Fri 30 July 2010, 21:20
Have just looked at my Sky recording of Siegfried and discovered to my horror that it cuts out just after Siegfried kills Fafner, thus depriving me of my two favourite parts - Siegfried conversing with the wood bird and his awakening of Brunnhilde. Anyone have any idea if Sky are going to show this again?
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Rosalind
Wed 22 June 2011, 23:57
This production of the Valencia Ring Cycle is the high point of my Sky Arts viewing year 2010 and 2011. Das Rheingold and Siegfried are my favourites. I have since bought the DVD’s
I am also looking forward to Parsifal also on Sky Arts. I would like to thank Sky Arts for bringing these wonderful productions to our screens.
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