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Siegfried

Windgassen, Hotter, Varnay, Kuen, Greindl, Neidlinger, Streich; C. Krauss
Bayreuth, 1953

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Siegfried

Wolfgang Windgassen makes one of his earliest appearances as Siegfried, a role he would go on to define over the next two decades. The Wanderer in Siegfried reveals a more reflective side of Wotan, and Hans Hotter excels at portraying the god's rich ambiguity—still formidable, but increasingly focused on legacy rather than control. Windgassen does get hopelessly lost during the forging scene, but the performance as a whole remains a valuable document of two legendary artists.

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Wonderful Siegfried, Wonderful Sound!

Siegfried is often considered the least popular of the Ring operas, yet here it is one of the most exciting. Despite his fudging the Forging Song in Act 1 (he misses a few entrances, but catches up quickly), Windgassen is a great Siegfried. I think this was only his second time out in the role. His singing is always lyrical and fresh and he has the stamina to still sound fresh at the end of the opera where he is joined by a resplendent Varnay who is truly superb. No one sings like this today.Hotter is a great Wanderer as are Neidlinger and Kuen in their Nibelung roles. Kuen's pathetic mewling when berated by Siegfried in Act 1 is both sad and funny. Greindl is a terrifying Fafner with great yawns and roars, Ilosvay a most impressive Erda. Waiting for us at the end of Act 2 is Streich's sweet, pearly high soprano to bring some light and joy into the proceedings. Krauss paces the opera splendidly and the sound is excellent.Onto Götterdämmerung!
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