RICHARD WAGNER: »SIEGFRIED«

What began in 2023 with a concert performance of »Das Rheingold« and continued in 2024 with »Die Walküre« and now with »Siegfried« is no less than a redefinition of standards in Wagner interpretation. The project »The Wagner Cycles« is dedicated to a unique collaboration between academic expertise and practice, tackling Richard Wagner’s monumental opera tetralogy. In Dresden and on tour through Europe’s musical centers, the results of this spectacular sound workshop and the historically informed perspective on Wagner’s epoch-making theatrical oeuvre have been celebrated as revolutionary. In the third part of the »Ring«, »Siegfried», depictions of nature and the visceral portrayals of action reveal Wagner at the height of his expressive musical powers. As in previous years, the newly-won transparent orchestra sound and the focus on the singers’ treatment of language will ensure novel listening experiences.

THOMAS BLONDELLE SIEGFRIED
THOMAS EBENSTEIN MIME
SIMON BAILEY DER WANDERER
DANIEL SCHMUTZHARD ALBERICH
HANNO MÜLLER-BRACHMANN FAFNER
GERHILD ROMBERGER ERDA
ÅSA JÄGER BRÜNNHILDE

DRESDNER FESTSPIELORCHESTER
CONCERTO KÖLN
KENT NAGANO CONDUCTOR

Richard Wagner »Siegfried«. Second Day of the Stage Ceremony »Der Ring des Nibelungen«. Concert performance on historical instruments