Credits:

Wagner (1813-1883)

Description:

Following "Gold on the Rhine" in 2015 and "Die Walküre" in 2016, the Hong Kong Philharmonic and Jaap van Zweden present the third "Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen" cycle. This performance in the familiar concert format accurately conveys the tense and stifling exchanges in "Siegfried," which has the fewest characters of all the "Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen. The story of the hero's development in a magical world is sung by the masterful Simon O'Neill. The best bass-baritone of our time, Matthias Goerne, looks after him. Of course, the Zweden/Hong Kong Philharmonic's tone is profound and spins exactly the sound that Wagner would have wanted. Zweden will assume the position of Music Director of the New York Philharmonic beginning with the 2018 season. Naxos Japan