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Aristus

(66,380 posts) Sun May 27, 2018, 06:20 PM May 2018

Since I'm on the subject of Wagner's Ring cycle,

Does anyone one know of any cycle in which Siegmund and Siegfried were played by the same singer?

I can't imagine that there would be; Siegmund's tenor role is much more baritonal than Siegfried, who is a true heldentenor. And Siegfried needs to stay fresh for his debut, and not exhaust himself the night before singing Siegmund.

Still, I'm curious to know if this has ever happened...

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Since I'm on the subject of Wagner's Ring cycle, (Original Post) Aristus May 2018 OP

Lauritz Melchior. Golden Raisin May 2018 #1

Well, that makes sense. Aristus May 2018 #2

Golden Raisin

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1. Lauritz Melchior.

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Sun May 27, 2018, 06:30 PM

May 2018

Aristus

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2. Well, that makes sense.

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Sun May 27, 2018, 06:37 PM

May 2018

If anyone would show off like that, it would be Melchior.

Opera critic Speight Jenkins has reported that Melchior, singing the role of Siegmund, holds the record for the longest Walse! Walse! at seventeen seconds. Wow!

Jenkins hastens to add that few other singers hold the note even half as long, "nor should they!".

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