What is siegfried?
Siegfried is the third opera in der Ring des nibelungen - a circular cycle , German composer Richard Wagner. It is an opera of three acts created with Wagner's own libretto. When the entire Ring cycle is performed, this work is listed on the second full day of performance, after das rheingold - rhinegold in English and die Walküre - Valkyrie in English. Performed 13th - 17th August. The theater was built according to Wagner's specifications, and it was an initial performance. About 4,000 visitors came to the city, including many crowned heads of Europe and composers such as P'yotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Edvard Grieg, Franz Liszt and Camille Saints-Saëns. 6R Sieglinde died during childbirth and pretended to be his father. Mime is trying to make a sword of broken pieces of Siegfried's father's sword. If possible, Siegfried could control the sword to kill the dragon Fafnir and repeat the ring for the mime.
Wotan, masked as a pilgrim, enters and requires hospitality. They play a playing game and through it Wanderer reveals that the sword will be forged someone who has never felt fear. Although Mime loses the game, Wanderer says he has to pay his sword. Siegfried creates a sword while Mime plans to kill it after renewing the ring.
Act II opens in the dragon cave, where Siegfried stabs Fafner into the heart. When he died, Fafner reveals him the history of Siegfried. When a drop of dragon blood gets into the mouth, he is able to understand birds, D follows Woodbird to take a helmet called Tarnhelm, as well as a ring.
When he goes to the cave to get the two objects, Mime and his brother Alberich will appear in his mouth and argue about the ownership of the treasure. Woodbird warns Siegfried on Mime, which offers him a dazed drink, but unintentionally gives off his intentions. As Wanderer predicted, Siegfried kills him. Woodbird tells him about the bride awaiting him, and he follows the bird in the searcheating her.
In Act III, Siegfried is led by Woodbird to the cave where Wanderer awaits him. After hearing his adventure, Wanderer tries to block his way and realize that what follows should find that his bride signals the end of the gods. Siegfried's sword will divide the javelin shaft of Wanderer, a symbolic violation of Wotan's authority. Wanderer disappears.
goes through the flames, Siegfried reaches the sleeping Brünnhilde and feels fearful for the first time. He doesn't know it's Valkyrie and Wotan's favorite daughter who becomes deadly in awakening. She kisses her and she wakes up and has the result of emotional confusion for both. But in the end they claim each other.