Wagner's "Siegfried" Forest Bird scene (Dawn Upshaw)

From Act II of "Siegfried" by Richard Wagner -- end of scene two, and start of scene three.

"Ist mir doch fast, als sprächen die Vöglein zu mir", and "Wohin schleichst du eilig und schlau, schlimmer Gesell?"

Dawn Upshaw...voice of the Wood Bird (Stimme des Waldvogels, voix de l'oiseau)
Siegfried Jerusalem...Siegfried
Heinz Zednik...Mime
Ekkehard Wlaschiha...Alberich

go here to view the scene just before this clip, where Siegfried kills Fafner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OS0bwKkXwEU

Der Ring Des Nibelungen .. "Ring of the Nibelungs"

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Richard-Wagner
• Siegfried
• Siegfried-Jerusalem
• opera
• Dawn-Upshaw
• Waldvogels
• classical

[Matthewcoakley08]

The Sets are so fantastic. Beautiful really. Must have cost a fortune. And be a bitch to put up and take down.

[CarlViola]

That stage set is amazing as of course is the music.

[windstorm1000]

@Jaydoggy531 I can tell you right now that the Met has sold out to Chereau andCo. at Bayreuth.

[windstorm1000]

@rumpwrestler what's your problem? you like Chereau and hooker Brunhildes with ghetto sets? No thank you--I'll take the magic over the crime anyday---Bring back this producion--best of all time. The set/costumes matched the mythos of the libretto/music/and W.'s intentions.

[jcfs123]

Heinz Zednik plays Mime perfectly-- just as he did in the Chereau production.

[ezev8logos]

Ekkehard Wlaschiha!!!

i don't know exactly how to pronounce his name.

but his voice is Alberich's voice is very unic and perfect with the character

[rumpwrestler]

It's that godawful MET RING...so glad it's gone!

[kingstephend]

This really is magical!

[deabvt]

So is Jerusalem!

[Gargantupimp]

I dont speak freaky deaky german so i dun get it

[higherdenali]

This is so Magic!!! :D

[Jaydoggy531]

It sure looks amazing. The detail is unbelievable. I wish I could have seen it. The Met though will have new sets for it, we'll see how they do, but it will take a lot to beat this.