Siegfried - De Nationale Opera (2014)
This is the Ring cycle of the Dutch National Opera, directed by Pierre Audi. Alberich's brother Mime raises the orphan Siegfried, hoping that Siegfried will kill Fafner and enable Mime to gain the ring. Mime attempts unsuccessfully to reforge the Nothung. Fulfilling prophecy, Siegfried reforges the sword himself and kills Fafner, who has the form of a dragon. When he accidentally tastes the dragon's blood spilt on his hands, Siegfried understands the song of a woodbird, who instructs him to take the Ring from Fafner. Reading Mime's thoughts of betrayal, Siegfried kills the dwarf as well. The woodbird also informs Siegfried of a mysterious woman asleep in the midst of fire, and Siegfried sets off to find her. After defeating a disguised Wotan and breaking his spear, Siegfried successfully awakes Brünnhilde, and the two fall in love.
Director: Pierre Audi
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Stig Fogh Andersen as Siegfried |
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Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke as Mime |
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Thomas Johannes Mayer as Der Wanderer |
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Werner Van Mechelen as Alberich |
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Jan-Hendrik Rootering as Fafner |
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Marina Prudenskaja as Erda |
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Catherine Foster as Brünnhilde |
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Juls Serger as Waldvogel |
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Hartmut Haenchen as |
| Writing | Richard Wagner | Writer |
| Sound | Hartmut Haenchen | Conductor |
| Sound | Richard Wagner | Original Music Composer |
| Directing | Pierre Audi | Director |
| Directing | Pierre Audi | Stage Director |
| Art | George Tsypin | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Robby Duiveman | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Eiko Ishioka | Costume Design |
