Siegfried is part three of the operatic tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring) by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). Three Acts. Act 1 and 3 three scenes. Act 2 five scenes. The following is the Character/Category list. The description is based on the following key: ( ) is Abbreviation (e.g. Alb=Alberich), Bold is Category (e.g. Nibelungen), BB = Bass-Baritone, B= Bass, T=Tenor, MS=Mezzo-Soprano, S=Soprano, C=Contralto
Alberich (=Alb), Nibelungen, creator, forger of the ring, ruler of the Nibelungen and the brother of Mime BB
Mime, Nibelungen, brother of Alb, forger of Tarnhelm T
Fafner (=Faf), Giant, brother of Fasolt, dragon B
Erda, Goddess, consort of Wot and mother of Brunnhilde C
Brunnhilde (=Brun), Valkyrie, warrior maidens, daughter of Wotan and Erda, first wife of Siegfried, wife of Gunther S
Siegfried (=Siegf), Walsung, grandson of Wot, son of Sieg and Siegl, first husband of Brunn, husband of Gut T
Wotan (=Wot)/Wanderer, God , father of Siegmund, grandfather of Siegfried, husband of Fricka and brother-in-law of Freia BB
alternate names Lord of the Spear, Wolf, Walsung, Walse
Woodbird, helps Siegfried locate Brunn's rock. After tasting the blood of Fafner=Dragon, Siegf understands the message of the woodbird. S
The following is a CD/Video/DVD list of "Siegfried" by the German operatic composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The discography description is based on the following key:
C = conductor, O = orchestra, R = recorded date & place, N = CD & Video number
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S: Characters/Singers
Alb = Alberich,
Brunn = Brunnhilde,
Faf = Fafner,
Siegf = Siegfried,
Wood Bird = wobi,
Wanderer/Wotan = Wot
C: Levine, James (1943- )
O: Metropolitan Opera
R: 03 & 04 1990 New York, NY
N: Single: B000001GCH (Release Date: 1992)
Set: B000001GMW (Release Date: 1994)
S: Alb - Ekkehard Wlaschiha
Brunn - Hildegard Behrens
Erda - Birgita Svenden
Faf - Matti Salminen
Mime - Heinz Zednik
Siegf - Siegfried Jerusalem
Wobi - Dawn Upshaw
Wotan - James Morris
Levine Note:
DVD Single: Release date 2002.
ASIN # B00006L9ZW
DVD Set: Release date 2002.
ASIN # B00006l9ZT
Bayreuth Ring Cycle: 1994-1999. Production by Alfred Kirchner.
Webpage: Deutsche Grammophon
http://www.deutschegrammophon.com
C: Solti, George (1912-1997)
O: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
R:
N: B0000042H7 (Released 1997)
CD1 414 111-2 (56.43) CD2 414 112-2 (55.37) CD3 414 113-2 (58.56) CD4 414 114-2 (66.02)
S: Alb - Gustav Neidlinger
Brunn - Birgit Nilsson
Erda - Marga Hoffgen
Faf - Kurt Bohme
Mime - Gerhard Stolze
Siegf - Wolfgang Windgassen
Wobi - Joan Sutherland
Wot - Hans Hotter
Solti Note: Bayreuth Ring Cycle 1983
Webpage: Decca
http://WWW.deccaclassics.com
C: Boulez, Pierre (1925- )
O: Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
R: 1981
N: B00000414S (Released 1993) Polygram
Philips VHS 070 501-3, DVD Complete Ring Cycle Philips 070 407-9
S:
Alberich - Herman Becht,
Brunn - Gwyneth Jones,
Erda - Ortrun Wenkel,
Fafner - Fritz Hubner,
Mime - Helmut Pampuch,
Siegf -
Wobi -
Wotan - Donald McIntyre
Boulez Note: Bayreuth Ring Cycle: 1976-1980. Production by Patrice Chereau.
C: Barenboim, Daniel (1942- )
O: Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele
R: June/July 1992
N: B000000SMM (Released 1994) Teldec
4509 94193-2
S:
Alb - Gunter von Kannen
Brunn - Anne Evans
Erda - Birgitta Svenden
Faf - Philip Kang
Mime - Graham Clark
Siegf - Siegfried Jerusalem
Wobi - Hilde Leidland
Wot - John Tomlinson
Barenboim Note: Bayreuth Ring Cycle: 1988-1992. Production by Harry Kupfer.
Many of Wagner Ring Conductors conductors including Bohm, Dohnanyi, Furtwangler, Haitink, Karajan, Knappertsbusch and Sinpoloi are Bruckner Conductors as well. Other Wagner Ring Conductors not listed above include;
Bohm, Karl (1894-1981) Bayreuth Ring Cycle 1965 1966 N (Siegf): B000002T0 (Released 1990) Polygram
Dohnanyi, Christoph von (1929-)
Furtwangler, Wilhelm (1886-1954)
Goodall, Reginald (1901-1990), complete Ring cycle orchestra is English National Opera Orchestra, recorded 03/10 19 25 29 1975, N (Siegf) is B0000056KNC (Released 2001) Chandos. Siegfried singers are; Alb - Derek Hammond, Brunn - , Erda - Anne Collins, Faf - Clifford Grant, Mime - Gregory Dempsey, Siegf - , Wot - Norman Bailey, Sung in English. Walkure (Valkyrie Chan 3038), Gotterdammerung (Twilight of the Gods Chan 3060) and Complete Ring Cycle (Chan 3065), Webpage: CHANDOS RECORDS http://www.chandos-records.com
Haitink, Bernard (1929- ) N: B000GH2WNO (Released 2006) EMI Classics
Karajan, Herbert von (1908-1989), complete Ring cycle orchestra is Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, recorded ?1967-1970, N (Siegf): B00000E308 (Released 1990) Polygram, DG 457 780-2 14 discs, Karajan's Bayreuth Ring Cycle was 1951, Webpage: Deutsche Grammophon, http://www.deutschegrammophon.com
Janowski, Marek (1939-) N (Siegf): B00011MJV6 (Released 2004) RCA
Keilberth, Joseph (1908-1968) Bayreuth Ring Cycle 1952-1956 N (Seigf): B000E4FI54 (Released 2006) Testament
Kempe, Rudolph (1910-1976)
Knappertsbusch, Hans (1888-1965) Bayreuth Ring Cycle1951 1956 1957 1958
Krauss, Clemens (1893-1954) Bayreuth Ring Cycle 1953 N (Siegf): B000008G4ZE (Released 2000) Gala
Sinopoli, Giuseppe (1946-2001) Bayreuth Ring Cycle 2000
Stein, Horst (1928- ) Bayreuth Ring Cycle1970-1975