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“Siegfried” by Richard Wagner
ЗигфридPremiere / date of written: 1871
Siegfried is the third of the four operas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner. It received its premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 16 August 1876 (Conductor: Hans Richter), as part of the first complete performance of The Ring. This part of the opera is primarily inspired by the story of the legendary hero Sigurd in Norse mythology.
Libretti
| # | Language | Authors |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
German
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Richard Wagner |
| 2 |
English
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Frederick Jameson |
| 3 | Russian |
original libretto
line-by-line of the original libretto
Images
Audio recordings
| Year | Cast | Conductor, Opera chorus and orchestra |
Label, Comment |
Buy |
| 1963
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Wolfgang Windgassen (Siegfried), Birgit Nilsson (Brünnhilde), Gerhard Stolze (Mime), Hans Hotter (Wanderer), Kurt Böhme (Fafner), Joan Sutherland (Waldvogel) |
Sir Georg Solti Wiener Philharmoniker |
CD: Decca Cat: 455 564-2 Stereo, Studio |
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External links
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