Details

Part of the Ring Cycle. In Siegfried (he is the son of star-crossed lovers Siegmund and Sieglinde) we find Wotan disguised as a wandered, Alberich (the dwarf) and Mime trying to recover the Ring from Fafner (who is now a dragon) - but they are beaten to it by Siegried who kills the dragon and goes off to rescue Brunnhilde with the Ring. Running time 5 hours and 40 minutes (2 intervals of 30 minutes and 70 minutes respectively). Sung in German with English surtitles.

Cast/Performers

John Treleaven (Siegfried), Gerhard Siegel (Mime), John Tomlinson (Wanderer / Wotan), Peter Sidhom (Alberich), Phillip Ens (Fafner), Aillsh Tynan (Woodbird), Jane Henschel (Erda), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (Erda), Lisa Gasteen (Brunnhilde)

Creatives/Company

Author: Wagner
Producer: Royal Opera House
Conductor: Antonio Pappano
Director: Keith Warner
Design: Stefanos Lazaridis
Costume: Marie-Jeanne Lecca
Lighting: Wolfgang Gobbel