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.

Cast
SIEGFRIED – Andreas Schager
MIME – Peter Hoars
DER WANDERER – Christopher Maltman
BRÜNNHILDE – Elisabet Strid
ALBERICH – Christopher Purves
FAFNER – Solomon Howard
ERDA – Wiebke Lehmkhul
WOODBIRD – Sarah Dufresne

Creatives
Music Richard Wagner
Conductor Antonio Pappano
Director Barrie Koksky

Part of The Royal Ballet & Opera Cinema Season 2025/26