A tenor singing Siegfried needs vocal stamina to be able to sing most of the evening in one of the longest operas in the standard repertory ( almost five hours). The role of Siegfried requires a powerful heldentenor voice and physical endurance. Wisconsin tenor Daniel Brenna was an arresting Siegfried, with a masterful performance. Siegfried is Brenna’s signature role (singing Siegfried in Dijon, France Stuttgart, Germany and in the Zambello 2016 performance of the “Ring” in Washington DC.)īrenna’s youthful stage appearance and acting style lends visual plausibility to his portrayal of the boyish hero. One does not have to suspend belief that we are seeing an adolescent of extraordinary strength and courage performing heroic acts. The evening’s newcomers were the cocky, fearless mortal, Siegfried and his avian friend, the Forest Bird. Six of the opera’s eight characters (and the artists singing those roles) had been introduced in the preceding “Ring” operas.
San Francisco Opera’s revival of Francesca Zambello’s production of Wagner’s “Ring of the Nibelung”, continued with the third opera, “Siegfried”.
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