André Siegfried [SEP] native language
André Siegfried
André Siegfried (April 21, 1875 – March 28, 1959) was a French academic, geographer and political writer best known to English speakers for his commentaries on American, Canadian, and British politics.
He was born in Le Havre, France, to Jules Siegfried, the French minister of commerce, and Julie Siegfried, the president of the National Council of French Women. A few months after the liberation of France in mid-1944, he was elected to the Académie française, taking the vacant seat of
Der Bärenhäuter (opera)
Der Bärenhäuter is an 1899 German-language opera by Siegfried Wagner based on the German folk tale Der Bärenhäuter, or the Bearskin man. As with most of Siegfried Wagner's operas it is more influenced by his teacher Humperdinck than his father Richard Wagner's operas.
Recording.
- Kerstin Quandt, Roland Hartmann, Adalbert Waller, André Wenhold, Beth Johanning, Volker Horn, Henry Kiichli. Thüringian Symphony Orchestra, Konrad Bach. Marco Polo 2004