Running
time: 330 minutes (to be confirmed) Sung in German with subtitles
Synopsis: 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: 210 minutes (To be confirmed) Sung in German with subtitles.
Synopsis: Princess Pamina has been captured. Her mother, the Queen of the Night,
tasks the young Prince Tamino with her daughter’s rescue. But when Tamino and
his friendly sidekick, Papageno, embark on their adventure, they soon learn
that when it comes to the quest for love, nothing is as it really seems. Guided
by a magic flute, they encounter monsters, villains, and a mysterious
brotherhood of men – but help, it turns out, comes when you least expect it.
Mozart’s fantastical opera glitters in David McVicar’s enchanting production. A
star cast including Julia Bullock as Pamina, Amitai Pati as Tamino, Huw
Montague Rendall as Papageno, Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night, and
Soloman Howard as Sarastro, led by French conductor Marie Jacquot in her Covent
Garden debut.