Wagner: Siegfried [Hybrid SACD] [Import]

The first ever recording of Wagner's Siegfried in SACD (Hybrid) 5.1 surround sound. Rewers have described the Melba 'Ring' cycle as being one of the "most significant recordings of the decade...legendary...epoch-making...history-in-the-making...a production worthy of Bayreuth." The level of international acclaim for the release of the first instalments 'Die Walküre' and 'Das Rheingold' were unanimous and immediate and is set to continue with 'Siegfried'. `Siegfried' features a superb international cast including Lisa Gasteen, described as "outstanding", a "world-class Wagnerian" and "up with the great Brünnhildes of our time." The conductor is the young Israeli, Asher Fisch, described as "the real hero of this cycle", "one of the supreme contemporary Wagner interpreters" and one who "has to be counted among the front-runners of recorded 'Ring' conductors". Both 'Die Walküre' and 'Das Rheingold' have been given ecstatic rews. Quotes include: "a triumph...thrillingly sung", (John Wegner) "superb...as Alberich", (Lisa Gasteen) "one of the Wagnerian greats" and "masterful" (Asher Fisch). The boxset comes complete with deluxe packaging in a limited-edition hardbound case and also contains historical essays presented in English, German and French, with full libretto in German and English Personnel: Asher Fisch & The State Opera of South Australia, Gary Rideout (as Siegfried), Richard Greager (as Mime), John Bröcheler (as Wanderer), John Wegner (as Alberich), David Hibbard (as Fafner), Liane Keegan (as Erda), Lisa Gasteen (as Brünnhilde), Shu-Cheen Yu (as Woodbird)