Richard Wagner: Siegfried

Wagner’s second day of the stage-festival drama highlights the journey of Siegfried, a fearless hero raised by the crafty Mime, who seeks answers about his origins and eventually confronts Fafner, the dragon guarding a cursed treasure. Andreas Homoki’s interpretation emphasizes Siegfried’s innocence and courage, capturing his transformation from an unknowing orphan to a heroic figure.

Gianandrea Noseda and the Philharmonia Zurich vividly bring out Wagner’s complex themes of nature, heroism, and existential freedom. The musical intensity supports Siegfried’s dynamic character arc, moving from playful innocence to powerful resolve. Klaus Florian Vogt’s portrayal of Siegfried, alongside Camilla Nylund as Brünnhilde and Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke as Mime, offers a fresh perspective on the character’s evolution, with dark humor and cunning enriching the story. Christian Schmidt’s set design pulls out all the stops in stage transformations, vibrantly illustrating Siegfried’s journey of self-discovery.

 

Richard Wagner
SIEGFRIED

Second day of the stage-festival drama “The Ring of the Nibelung”

Gianandrea Noseda, musical direction
Andreas Homoki, stage director
Christian Schmidt, stage and costume design
Florian Schaaf, artistic collaboration stage design
Franck Evin, lighting design
Tieni Burkhalter, video
Ernst Raffelsberger, choir master
Werner Hintze & Beate Breidenbach, dramaturgy

Philharmonia Zürich
Statistenverein am Opernhaus Zürich

Siegfried____Klaus Florian Vogt
Mime____Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke
Der Wanderer____Tomasz Konieczny
Alberich____Christopher Purves
Fafner____David Leigh
Erda____Anna Danik
Brünnhilde____Camilla Nylund
Das Waldvöglein____Rebeca Olvera
Der Bär____Dominique Misteli
Der Lindwurm____Marius Kob

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