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Siegfried.(Radio Program Review)
BROADCAST OF APRIL 17, 2004
SPONSORED BY CHEVRONTEXACO OVER THE CHEVRONTEXACO METROPOLITAN OPERA INTERNATIONAL RADIO NETWORK, 12:00 P.M.
THE STORY
ACT I. Deep in the forest where the dragon Fafner guards the Nibelung treasure and the all-powerful Ring, Mime toils at his forge ("Zwangvolle Plage!"). Greedy, filled with hate but powerless himself', he is at work on yet another sword for his foster son, Siegfried. If the boy can kill the dragon, Mime will get the Nibelung's Ring and rule the world. Heralded by a horn call, Siegfried bounds in to tease the terrified Mime with a wild bear. Next he snatches up Mime's latest blade, smashes it and ...
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