In Siegfried, the third part of Der Ring des Nibelungen, Richard Wagner shifts the focus away from the troubled world of the gods towards the energy of youth on earth. This is storytelling through ...

We also witness Kosky developing the intense imagination which powered his Rheingold and Walküre. That his wise, compassionate ancient Erda would be with us throughout was a given, but not how he'd ...

In an age of tarnished heroic ideals, the characterisation of Siegfried remains one of the toughest challenges facing both singer and director of a Ring cycle. To what extent should the character ...