Released:
1980-08-12

Overview:
The third opera in Richard Wagner's epic Ring cycle, Siegfried follows the adventures of the son of demigods Siegmund and Sieglinde as he conquers his enemies and rescues the beauteous Brunnhilde with the help of his magic sword. This video preserves the controversial 1976 Bayreuth Centenary production, with Pierre Boulez leading the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra. Manfred Jung leads the cast as Siegfried, with Gwyneth Jones as Brunnhilde, Donald McIntyre as the Wanderer, and Hermann Becht as Alberich.

Director:
Brian Large

Runtime:
3h 50min

Genre:
Music

• Cast:
• 
  Pierre Boulez
  as
  Self - Conductor
• 
  Manfred Jung
  as
  Siegfried
• 
  Heinz Zednik
  as
  Mime
• 
  Gwyneth Jones
  as
  Brünnhilde
• 
  Donald McIntyre
  as
  Wanderer (Wotan)