Richard Wagner: Siegfried - Weimar Opera DVD

UPC: 9783941311350

Product Details

• UPC: 807280135794
• Composer: Richard Wagner
• Opera: Siegfried
• Genre: Opera, Classical Music
• Language: German
• Label: Arthaus Musik
• Release date: Recorded live in 2008

Product Specifications

• Sound Format: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1
• Picture Format: 16:9
• Region Code: 0 (Worldwide), NTSC
• Subtitle Languages: English, German, French, Italian, Spanish
• Run Time: 251 minutes

Overview

Experience Richard Wagner's epic opera, Siegfried, performed live in a three-day festival by the Deutsches Nationaltheater und Staatskapelle Weimar and the Staatstheater Thüringen. This captivating production features a talented cast of singers, including Dirk Becker as Siegfried, Renée Listerdal as the Forest Bird, and Catherine Foster as Brünnhilde. Conducted by Carl St. Clair and directed by Michael Schulz, this performance showcases beautiful set design and costumes, bringing Wagner's music to life in a visually stunning production.

Cast and Crew

• Siegfried: Dirk Becker
• Mime: Wolfgang Willaschek
• Wotan as Wanderer: Johannes Martin
• Alberich: Lars Creuzburg
• Fafner: Steffen Bärtl
• Brünnhilde: Catherine Foster
• Forest Bird: Renée Listerdal
• Erda: Heike Porstein
• Grane: Nadine Weissmann
• Hagen, Son of Alberich: Johnny van Hall
• Voice of the Norns: Tomas Möwes
• Donner: Mario Hoff
• Froh: Hidekazu Tsumaya
• Conductor: Carl St. Clair
• Stage Director: Michael Schulz
• Set Design: Burkhard Wolf
• Costume Design: Erika Krämer
• Dramaturgy: Frankfurter Rundschau
• Directed for Television and Video: Brooks Riley
• Staatskapelle Weimar
• Supernumeraries of the Deutsches Nationaltheater Weimar

Interesting Facts

• Siegfried is the third of four operas in Richard Wagner's epic cycle, Der Ring des Nibelungen.
• The opera is based on Norse mythology and follows the hero Siegfried as he forges a powerful sword, slays a dragon, and awakens the Valkyrie Brünnhilde.
• This production of Siegfried was performed as part of a three-day festival, offering audiences a unique and immersive experience.