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.
Frank Castorf
Director
Richard Wagner
Writer
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
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