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Virginia Opera presents Richard Wagner's Siegfried

Cooper Nolan as Siegfried and Matthew Peña as Mime
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Cooper Nolan as Siegfried and Matthew Peña as Mime

Virginia Opera is returning to Richmond this weekend with their production of Richard Wagner's Siegfried. It's the third of the four operas in The Ring Cycle. The opera picks up the story where Siegfried embarks on a quest for the greatest prize of all - Brünnhilde's love.

Artistic Director Adam Turner joined me for a preview of the current production, an adaptation by Jonathan Dove and Graham Vick. You can catch performances on Friday evening (10/13) at 7:30pm and Sunday afternoon (10/15) at 2:30pm. Please note the time change for Friday evening (previous Friday performances began at 8pm). Also, I invite you to take a listen (below) to additional historical insight from Joshua Borths, Resident Scholar for Virginia Opera.

Yours in good music,
Mike Goldberg
Classical Host, VPM Music

Resident Scholar Joshua Borths talks about "Siegfried"