Siegfried
Siegfried
Siegfried
An epic tale of courage and transformation.
Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky return for the triumphant third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.
Conductor Antonio Pappano and director Barrie Kosky return for the triumphant third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle.
Ring Season Principals Alex and Elena Gerko and Julia Rausing Trust
Charles Holloway OBE and Hamish and Sophie Forsyth
Pat and Dirk Bister, Ingemo and Karl Otto Bonnier, Philipp Freise, The Goldhammer Foundation, Malcolm Herring, Christopher and Sarah Smith, John G. Turner & Jerry G. Fischer and an anonymous donor
The Thompson Family Charitable Trust, Mr R G Willicombe, The Siegfried Production Syndicate, The Wagner Circle and The American Friends of Covent Garden
From darkness to destiny
Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young man embarks on an epic journey. His destiny soon brings him face-to-face with a shattered sword, a fearsome dragon and the cursed ring it guards, and a Valkyrie forced into enchanted slumber...
To find out more about Siegfried, including key plot points and background information: read our Ring cycle Opera Essentials page.
Background
Moments of transcendent beauty and heroic triumph sparkle in the third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle, brought to life under Barrie Kosky’s inspired eye, following his spectacular Das Rheingold (2023) and Die Walküre (2025). Andreas Schager, in his much-anticipated debut with The Royal Opera, stars as Siegfried’s titular hero, alongside Christopher Maltman’s towering Wanderer, Peter Hoare’s treacherous Mime and Elisabet Strid’s radiant Brünnhilde. Antonio Pappano conducts, drawing out the unspoken tensions and ethereal mysticism of Wagner’s dynamic score.
Cast and Creatives
Cast
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Creatives
Access
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Wagner’s Ring cycle is monumental in its scope and a defining artistic undertaking for any opera company. Not only are we currently staging a brand-new Ring cycle, but we continue to keep Wagner as core pillar in The Royal Opera's repertory.
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