Release Date

29 Jul, 2016

Runtime

04:00: (HH:MM)

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Der Ring des Nibelungen: Siegfried - Bayreuther Festspiele

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Actors

Stefan Vinke

Andreas Conrad

John Lundgren

Albert Dohmen

Karl-Heinz Lehner

Nadine Weissmann

Catherine Foster

Ana Durlovski

Marek Janowski

Crew

Frank Castorf

Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner

Marek Janowski

Aleksandar Denić

Adriana Braga Peretzki

Frank Castorf