Siegfried (opera)
1876 opera by Richard Wagner / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Siegfried (German: [/ˈziːk.fʀiːt/] (listen)), WWV 86C, is the third of the four music dramas that constitute Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), by Richard Wagner. It premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 16 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of The Ring cycle.
Siegfried | |
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Music drama by Richard Wagner | |
![]() Jean de Reszke as Siegfried (c. 1896) | |
Librettist | Richard Wagner |
Language | German |
Based on | Nordic and German legends |
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