The Royal Opera

SIEGFRIED

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.

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

Pre Theatre Express Menu

Choose Meal + Ticket when booking your seat to preorder your meal for before the showing. Your table will be booked for 1 hour before the showing start time.

Starters

Chicken liver parfait

with bacon jam, crispy apple, toasted focaccia

Asparagus, egg, watercress, Suffolk blue cheese salad (Vegetarian)

Mains

Suffolk chicken supreme

with asparagus, Suffolk bacon, potato terrine, wild mushroom, Maderia sauce

Baron Bigod (Vegetarian)

with asparagus, tomato + wild mushroom filo egg tart, buttered new jersey royals

Dessert

Affogato (Vegetarian)

+£25pp*

This is a sample menu, slight alternations may occur with changes of seasonal produce.

We require a preorder at least 3 days prior and confirmation at booking stage of any dietary requirements.

V – vegetarian

*Adds £25 to the price of a standard adult ticket.

Interval Charcuterie Box

Choose Interval Box + Ticket when booking your seat to preorder your Charcuterie box for the interval.

+£15 per person*

Not suitable for vegetarians

*Adds £15 to the price of a standard adult ticket.