Siegfried & Roy: The Unauthorised Opera tells the incredible story of the tiger-loving partners, from traumatic childhoods to their shocking career-ending show Magic doesn’t just happen. Opera singers ...

“I was — we say blauaugig, blue-eyed — too innocent or naive to think about the risk I took,” he says, reflecting on the potential shredding of his voice. “My career could have ended in that year but ...

In Siegfried, the third part of Der Ring des Nibelungen, Richard Wagner shifts the focus away from the troubled world of the gods towards the energy of youth on earth. This is storytelling through ...

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In an age of tarnished heroic ideals, the characterisation of Siegfried remains one of the toughest challenges facing both singer and director of a Ring cycle. To what extent should the character ...

That anyone can sing Siegfried, the title role in Wagner's third Ring opera, is surprising, so challenging is the role. That anyone can sing it like Stefan Vinke is astounding. Lise Lindstrom as ...

A cast of superlative singers – including world-class NZ heldentenor Simon O’Neill, Finnish soprano Miina-Liisa Varela and German tenor Gerhard Siegel – and the massive orchestra in top form helped to ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. When indefatigable Los Angeles Opera music director James Conlon began ...

Part of the continuing intrigue with Opera Australia's Der Ring des Nibelungen is seeing how director Neil Armfield stages the various preludes. Even though Wagner, ever exact, specified to the bar at ...

It is not unusual to feel in the very depths of Der Ring des Nibelungen upon reaching Siegfried, but in Keith Warner’s staging for the Royal Opera, currently enjoying its place in the second revival ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Soloman Howard as Fafner and Andreas Schager as Siegfried in Barrie Kosky's Siegfried, The Royal Opera ©2026 Monika Rittershaus ...