from Act III, Scene 3 of the German opera Siegfried by Richard Wagner

Libretto: Richard Wagner

Role: Brünnhilde, a former Valkyrie who is now mortal

Voice Part: soprano       Fach: dramatic soprano

Setting: the foot of a mountain, Germany, mythical times

Synopsis: After Siegfried wakes her from an eternal slumber, Brünnhilde tells him of her great love for him.

from Act I, Scene 1 of the German opera Siegfried by Richard Wagner

Libretto: Richard Wagner

Role: Mime, a Nibelung, brother of Alberich

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: buffo tenor

Setting: a cave in a forest, Germany, mythical times

Synopsis: Mime tells Siegfried that he feels very under-appreciated, even though Mime raised Siegfried from a child. Now, Siegfried treats him very badly.

from Act I, Scene 3 of the German opera Siegfried by Richard Wagner

Libretto: Richard Wagner

Role: Siegfried, the son of Siegmund and Sieglinde

Voice Part: tenor       Fach: dramatic tenor/heldentenor

Setting: a cave in a forest, Germany, mythical times

Synopsis: After Mime makes an attempt to reforge the magic sword Nothung, Siegfried gives it a shot and as he forges, he sings.

from Act III, Scene 1 of the German opera Siegfried by Richard Wagner

Libretto: Richard Wagner

Role: Wanderer (Wotan), the god Wotan disguised as a mortal, grandfather of Siegfried

Voice Part: baritone       Fach: dramatic baritone

Setting: the foot of a mountain, Germany, mythical times

Synopsis: After Wotan talks to Erda, the earth goddess, who doesn't realize that he is Wotan, Erda falls asleep. Wotan soliloquizes on the end of the world which is supposed to happen soon. Finally he decides that he shouldn't worry about it that much.