Film

The Ring of the Nibelung: Siegfried

2016 · 4h · Music

Frank Castorf's Ring makes a feature of unexpected settings and striking images, and here in Siegfried he shows the discussions between the young hero and his foster father Mime in Act I against a background featuring giant heads of Marx, Lenin, Stalin and Mao on a replica of Mount Rushmore. The typical mythical nature and forest world of the second act is replaced in this production by Berlin's Alexanderplatz. The Nothung sword is also replaced, in this production becoming a machine gun. While the direction elicited both approval and disapproval, the vocal performances received wide acclaim.

Stefan Vinke

Siegfried

Andreas Conrad

Mime

John Lundgren

Wanderer

Albert Dohmen

Alberich

Karl-Heinz Lehner

Fafner

Nadine Weissmann

Erda

Catherine Foster

Brünnhilde

Ana Durlovski

Woodbird

• Frank CastorfDirector
• Richard WagnerWriter

Release date

August 23, 2016

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

4h

Rated

15

Genres

Music