Raised by a scheming dwarf and unaware of his true family origins, a young man embarks on an epic journey. Soon, destiny 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...

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.

Sung in German with English subtitles.

Creatives:

Music: Richard Wagner

Conductor: Antonio Pappano

Director: Barrie Kosky

Set Designer: Rufus Didwiszus

Costume Designer: Victoria Behr

Lighting Designer: Alessandro Carletti

Cast:

Siegfried: Andreas Schager

Mime: Peter Hoare

Der Wanderer: Christopher Maltman

Brünnhilde: Elisabet Strid

Alberich: Christopher Purves

Fafner: Soloman Howard

Erda: Wiebke Lehmkuhl

Woodbird: Sarah Dufrense

what to expect

The Royal Opera House broadcasts performances from its iconic Covent Garden main stage, offering audiences the best seat in the house, and access to exclusive behind-the-scenes footage, interviews and rehearsal insights.