In 2003, Siegfried & Roy's Las Vegas magic show came to a dramatic end when Roy was attacked by a tiger live on stage. Animal trainer Chris Lawrence was backstage and recalls what happened. 🎧 https://bbc.in/48VvcIL | BBC World Service

Wagner's opera Siegfried premiered on this day in 1876! The third work in Wagner's epic four-part Ring Cycle, Siegfried's story picks up several years after the events in Die Walküre. Siegfried succeeded in taking the dragon's ring, and by using its power, learns about Brünnhilde’s enchanted sleep atop a mountain. With a kiss, Siegfried awakens his future bride... Enjoy Siegfried and Brünnhilde’s duet (Klaus Florian Vogt and Camilla Nylund) in "Ewig war ich, ewig bin ich". https://bit.ly/3WMzyfQ

In the final dress rehearsal of Wagner's Siegfried, tenor Stefan Vinke sings an excerpt from the title hero’s Act I Forging Song. The complete Ring cycle is on stage through May 11: bit.ly/2TTcEWA | The Metropolitan Opera