A music drama in three acts by Wagner (sung in German)
After forging the sword Nothung and overcoming fearful dangers, Siegfried awakens Briinnhilde and claims her as his bride.
BAYREUTH FESTIVAL ORCHESTRA conducted by HORST STEIN
(Bavarian Radio recording) Act 1 A cave in the forest
4.0* Pilgrimage to Beethoven A short story by RICHARD wagner adapted by CHARLES osborne
It was in 1840, as a young man living in Paris, that Wagner wrote this fictional account of a visit to Beethoven. The two men, in fact, had never met: Wagner was 14 when Beethoven died. But the story is more than a literary curiosity: it reveals a great deal that is perhaps surprising about its author.
Reader MICHAEL hordern
4.M* Siegfried
Act 2 The depths of the forest