Siegfried by Opera Australia

Stefan Vinke as Siegfried on his childhood bunk bed, surrounded by his pictures of forest life.

Terje Stensvold as the Wanderer (Wotan in his new guise)

Jud Arthur as the dragon Fafner. We see this enlarged view of him only once, during the prelude to his scene with Siegfried.

Warwick Fyfe as Alberich and Terje Stensvold as the Wanderer.

Jud Arthur as Fafner, no longer in dragon form during his death scene.

Stefan Vinke as Siegfried and Jud Arthur as Fafner. This rear view of the proscenium arch forms the exterior to the dragon’s lair.

Terje Stensvold as the Wanderer, Deborah Humble (standing) as the singing Erda and Elizabeth Oley as the miming Erda in the wheelchair.

Terje Stensvold as the Wanderer and Stefan Vinke as Siegfried during the build-up to their confrontation.

Susan Bullock as Brünnhilde. The magic fire on the mountaintop is represented by the proscenium arch.

Stefan Vinke as Siegfried awakening Susan Bullock’s Brünnhilde.