Episodes
| Episode | Title | First Broadcast | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Act 1 | 20121228 | Wagner's Siegfried, Act 1 Presented by Donald Macleod Another chance to hear Wagner's Ring recorded in October at The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. Tonight Act 1 of the third of the Ring dramas. It opens with the cunning dwarf, Mime, trying to forge the sword Nothung, and attempting to manipulate the young hero, Siegfried, whom he has brought up, into stealing the magic ring from the dragon, Fafner. Mime.....Gerhard Siegel (Tenor) Siegfried.....Stefan Vinke (Tenor) Wanderer (Wotan)..... Bryn Terfel (Bass-Baritone) The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House Conductor, Antonio Pappano. Act 1 of Wagner's Siegfried in a performance given at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden |
| 01 | Acts 1 And 2 | 20121021 | Wagner's Siegfried Live from The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Presented by Donald Macleod In the third of the Ring dramas, live from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the cunning dwarf, Mime, tries to manipulate the young hero, Siegfried, into stealing the magic ring from the dragon, Fafner, with the sword Nothung. But his plans go awry and Siegfried takes the ring for himself and goes on to awaken the Valkyrie, Brunnhilde, who is surrounded by a ring of fire. Donald Macleod is joined by Wagner expert John Deathridge Mime.....Gerhard Siegel (Tenor) Siegfried.....Stefan Vinke (Tenor) Wanderer (Wotan)..... Bryn Terfel (Bass-Baritone) Alberich.....Wolfgang Koch (Baritone) Fafner.....Eric Halfvarson (Bass) Woodbird.....Sophie Bevan (Soprano) Erda.....Maria Radner (Contralto) Brünnhilde.....Susan Bullock (Soprano) The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House Conductor, Antonio Pappano *1500 Act 1 *1625 Interval *1655 Act 2. Donald Macleod presents Acts 1 and 2 of the third of Wagner's Ring dramas, Siegfried. |
| 02 | Act 2 | 20121231 | Wagner's Siegfried, Act 2 Presented by Donald Macleod The third opera in Wagner's Ring Cycle, originally broadcast live from the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden in October, continues with the hero Siegfried confronting the dragon Fafner and retrieving the ring. Mime - Gerhard Siegel (Tenor) Siegfried - Stefan Vinke (Tenor) Wanderer - Bryn Terfel (Bass-Baritone) Alberich - Wolfgang Koch (Baritone) Fafner - Eric Halfvarson (Bass) Woodbird - Sophie Bevan (Soprano. Antonio Pappano conducts Act 2 of Wagner's Siegfried at the Royal Opera House. |
| 02 | Act 3 | 20121021 | Wagner's Siegfried Live from The Royal Opera House, Covent Garden Presented by Donald Macleod In the third of the Ring dramas, live from the Royal Opera House Covent Garden, the cunning dwarf, Mime, tries to manipulate the young hero, Siegfried, into stealing the magic ring from the dragon, Fafner, with the sword Nothung. But his plans go awry and Siegfried takes the ring for himself and goes on to awaken the Valkyrie, Brunnhilde, who is surrounded by a ring of fire. Donald Macleod is joined by Wagner expert John Deathridge Mime.....Gerhard Siegel (Tenor) Siegfried.....Stefan Vinke (Tenor) Wanderer (Wotan)..... Bryn Terfel (Bass-Baritone) Alberich.....Wolfgang Koch (Baritone) Fafner.....Eric Halfvarson (Bass) Woodbird.....Sophie Bevan (Soprano) Erda.....Maria Radner (Contralto) Brünnhilde.....Susan Bullock (Soprano) The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House Conductor, Antonio Pappano *1930 Act 3. Live from the Royal Opera House, Donald Macleod presents Act 3 of Wagner's Siegfried. |
| 03 | Act 3 | 20130101 | Wagner's Siegfried, Act 3 Presented by Donald Macleod Recorded at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden. The third of the Ring dramas concludes as Siegfried awakens the Valkyrie, Brunnhilde, who is surrounded by a ring of fire, and they declare their love for each other. Siegfried.....Stefan Vinke (Tenor) Wanderer (Wotan)..... Bryn Terfel (Bass-Baritone) Erda.....Maria Radner (Contralto) Brünnhilde.....Susan Bullock (Soprano) The Orchestra of The Royal Opera House Conductor, Antonio Pappano. From the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Act 3 of Wagner's Ring drama Siegfried. |