Wagner: Siegfried – Met Opera Live in HD (Blu-Ray) – Deborah Voigt, Jay Hunter Morris
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Wagner: Siegfried – Met Opera Live in HD (Blu-Ray) – Deborah Voigt, Jay Hunter Morris
Composer: Richard Wagner
Artists: Deborah Voigt, Jay Hunter Morris, Hans-Peter König, Bryn Terfel, Eric Owens, Gerhard Siegel, Mojca Erdmann, Patricia Bardon, The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Conductor: Fabio Luisi
Director: Robert LePage
Video Format: 1080i / 16:9
Audio Format: PCM Stereo / DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1
Region: All Regions
Language: German
Subtitles: German, English, French, Spanish, Chinese
Number of Discs: 1
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: March 19, 2013
Run Time: 242 minutes; plus 28 minutes bonus material
The third installment of Robert Lepage’s remarkable Met Opera production of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen, the 2013 Grammy Award Winner for Best Opera Recording, features Jay Hunter Morris and Deborah Voigt, with Fabio Luisi conducting.
“Morris grabbed every chance to bend a phrase lyrically. Voigt...was exciting and expressive. Terfel sang with chilling intensity and power. Owens proved an Alberich for the ages. Luisi drew a transparent, flowing account of Wagner's score.” (The New York Times)
History
Siegfried
Siegfried, composed between 1858-1871, is Richard Wagner’s third installment of the Ring Cycle. The four operas in the series include
Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold), Die Walküre (The Valkyrie), Siegfried and Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods).
It is the coming-of- age story of the ultimate hero and his role in the struggle for supreme power. The title role is especially daunting. He is portrayed as an impetuous teenager who knows no fear, and his vocal lines encompass a vast musical range—from heroic to reflective to tender and romantic.
This three-act epic is set in mythological times, when gods and other creatures contend for dominion over the earth.
Orphaned at birth, Siegfried learns his true identity and fulfills his destiny to repair the Nothung sword, kill the dragon and eventually jump through a circle of fire to become Brünnhilde’s savior and lover.
Siegfried’s role is one of the most difficult in opera for a tenor as he sings for almost four hours within a wide range of dynamics, from the heroic to the reflective to the romantic.
The Met’s production of Siegfried in its 2018–19 season featured minimal otherworldly landscapes with digital imagery to achieve a modern visual interpretation of the composer’s masterpiece.
It premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on August 16, 1876, as part of the first complete performance of The Ring Cycle.
The Met’s landmark production, directed by Robert Lepage, premiered over the course of the 2010–11 and 2011–12 seasons. The DVD release of its Live in HD presentation won the 2013 Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording.
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