What is the title of the opera by Wagner, that makes up the third part of the 'Ring Cycle'?
Siegfried (opera) Siegfried (opera) Siegfried, WWV 86C, is the third of the four music dramas that constitute "Der Ring des Nibelungen" ("The Ring of the Nibelung"), by Richard Wagner. It premiered at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus on 16 August 1876, as part of the first complete performance of "The Ring" cycle. The libretto of "Siegfried" was drafted by Wagner in November–December 1852, based on an earlier version he had prepared in May–June 1851 and originally entitled "Jung-Siegfried" ("Young Siegfried"), later changed to "Der junge Siegfried". The musical composition was commenced in 1856, but not finally completed until 1871. The libretto arose from Wagner's
Pappano's Essential Ring Cycle Pappano's Essential Ring Cycle Pappano's Essential Ring Cycle is a British television documentary first aired on BBC Four in 2013 presented by the Italian conductor Antonio Pappano about the German composer Richard Wagner and his tetralogical opera The Ring Cycle, also called by the formal title of "Ring of the Niebelung". In 90 minutes he covers all 4 operas consisting of Wagner's Ring Cycle with scenes taken from his productions of the operas. Included in the programme are interviews with opera singers, notably John Tomlinson who has sung the principal character Wotan numerous times. Under Pappano he has sung the