Prom 18: Wagner 鈥� Siegfried

26 Jul 2013, Royal Albert Hall

17:00 Fri 26 Jul 2013 Next Event

Proms 2013 Prom 18: Wagner 鈥� Siegfried

17:00 Fri 26 Jul 2013 Royal Albert Hall

Talking birds, dragon鈥檚 blood and a ring of fire. Lance Ryan sings the title-role in the third part of Daniel Barenboim鈥檚 complete Ring cycle with the Staatskapelle Berlin. Nine Stemme is the rebel Valkyrie, Br眉nnhilde, who teaches Siegfried love and fear.

Programme

- - Richard Wagner
  - Siegfried(238 mins)(concert performance; sung in German)

Performers

Lance Ryan
tenor (Siegfried), Proms debut artist
tenor (Siegfried), Proms debut artist
Nina Stemme
soprano (Br眉nnhilde)
soprano (Br眉nnhilde)
Terje Stensvold
baritone (Wanderer)
baritone (Wanderer)
Peter Bronder
tenor (Mime)
tenor (Mime)
Johannes Martin Kr盲nzle
baritone (Alberich)
baritone (Alberich)
Eric Halfvarson
bass (Fafner)
bass (Fafner)
Rinnat Moriah
soprano (Woodbird), Proms debut artist
soprano (Woodbird), Proms debut artist
Anna Larsson
mezzo-soprano (Erda)
mezzo-soprano (Erda)
Staatskapelle Berlin
Daniel Barenboim
conductor
conductor

Composers

Richard Wagner

About this event

Daniel Barenboim鈥檚 survey of Wagner鈥檚 epic tetralogy reaches its third instalment, introducing the naive hero Siegfried. Lance Ryan sings the role of the dragon-slaying innocent who only learns fear when he falls in love with Br眉nnhilde (Nina Stemme).

There will be two intervals of 30 minutes

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