Siegfried

[randy_byers]

I'm not sure I have anything coherent to say about this -- the third opera in Wagner's Ring Cycle, which I saw last night -- but I'm going to put down some notes in case I want to write about the whole shebang at some point. I went into Siegfried with the idea that it might be the least interesting of the four Ring operas, so is it a surprise that

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[replyhazy]

I WANT THAT SHIRT.

I always thought Siegfried was kind of a jerk (and perhaps meant to be a warning against inbreeding).

Thanks for your review!

[randy_byers]

Okay, one of the things I liked about Die Walküre was the weird incest angle. Reminded me of Luke and Leia, except there it was just a coy head-fake. Wagner plunged right into those taboo waters, although he has other characters disapprove of it. (Fricka, as I recall.)

[kalimac]

Fricka is the only character in the entire saga with any brains at all.

[holyoutlaw]

Nice write up!