Siegfried is the third of the four operas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner.
Production
Otto Schenk's traditional staging: trees, fire, actual dragon.
Acting
Jerusalem's Siegfried: pure clueless himbo energy, sung.
Score
Leitmotifs so thick you'll need a map. Beautiful map.
Director
Brian Large
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The dragon Fafner was originally a 30-foot mechanical beast; this production uses clever staging and singers in costume.
Siegfried's forging song became Nazi propaganda material, but Wagner's original hero is more naive tool than Aryan ideal.
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