To be honest, I bought this entire Ring Cycle because my former vocal instructor at The Florida State University, Randolph Symonette, was in the major cast. Anything with him as a major cast member makes me very happy!

Arnold Quennet leads a capable performance of Siegfried. There are a few brief drop-outs as stated above (only a few moments missing from Act One). Quennet makes the traditional cut in the Wanderer-Siegfried scene.As Andy writes above, Symphonette is more relaxed in this role than the other two Wotans though I continue to find him a little dull. The rest of the cast is quite good. Karl Diekmann is an excellent Mime, singing the role rather screaming it. Keleman is, as always, a vivid Alberich. What we can hear of Fehn's Fafner is impressive (he doesn't do any of the roars). Barbara Holt chirps attractively as the Woodbird. Henny Eckstrom makes an even stronger impression here than she did in the Rheingold with her rich low notes and strong top.Despite the role's higher tessitura, Varnay sounds far better here than she did in the Walkure. Her voice is steadier and has no problem with the top B's and C's, all of which she sings like a champ. She and Hopf give us a satisfying final scene. Elsewhere Hopf is rather leathery and not always steady, but his experience in the role counts for much.A good Siegfried then, better than the preceding Walkure. The sound, barring some mild distortion in loud orchestral passages, is very listenable with the voices clearly heard (with the understandable exception of Fafner).