The Ring of the Nibelung: Siegfried

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The Ring of the Nibelung: Siegfried (2016)

Directed by Frank Castorf

Music · 4h 00m

Frank Castorf's Ring makes a feature of unexpected settings and striking images, and here in Siegfried he shows the discussions between the young hero and his foster father Mime in Act I against a background featuring giant heads of Marx, Lenin, Stalin and Mao on a replica of Mount Rushmore. The typical mythical nature and forest world of the second act is replaced in this production by Berlin's Alexanderplatz. The Nothung sword is also replaced, in this production becoming a machine gun. While the direction elicited both approval and disapproval, the vocal performances received wide acclaim.

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Cast

Stefan Vinke Siegfried Andreas Conrad Mime John Lundgren Wanderer Albert Dohmen Alberich
K
Karl-Heinz Lehner Fafner Nadine Weissmann Erda Catherine Foster Brünnhilde Ana Durlovski Waldvogel Marek Janowski Self - Conductor

Crew

Director
Frank Castorf
Writer
Richard Wagner
Original Music Composer
Richard Wagner

Details

Original title
Der Ring des Nibelungen: Siegfried - Bayreuther Festspiele
Release date
2016-07-29
Runtime
4h 00m
Genres
Music
Original language
DE
Spoken languages
German
Production
Bayreuther Festspiele