The Royal Opera

SIEGFRIED[New Production] 

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 fearsomedragonand 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 spectacularDas Rheingold (2023)andDieWalküre(2025). Andreas Schager, in his much-anticipated debut with The Royal Opera, stars asSiegfried’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.

LIVE:Tuesday 31st March 2026, 17:15 BST

Running time: 330 minutes (to be confirmed)

Sung in German with subtitles

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 DUFRESNE

Creatives:

Music RICHARD WAGNER 

Conductor ANTONIO PAPPANO

Director BARRIE KOSKY

Set Designer RUFUS DIDWISZUS

Costume Designer VICTORIA BEHR

Lighting Designer ALESSANDRO CARLETTI

Tuesday 31 March

Tickets:
£15.75 Adult
£13 U25’s / Students / Over 60’s

Access: We offer free Carer / Assistance tickets. Please contact the Guildhall Box Office (01452 503050) to book these.