Performances
Opera
Das Rheingold (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Richard Wagner
From 1 to 10 March 2026
| 2 hours and 30 minutes circa | |
Prologue in one act Words and music by Richard Wagner Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Teatro alla Scala Production
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| Conductor (1 March) | ALEXANDER SODDY |
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| Conductor (10 March) | SIMONE YOUNG |
| Staging | DAVID MCVICAR |
| Sets | DAVID MCVICAR & HANNAH POSTLETHWAITE |
| Costumes | EMMA KINGSBURY |
| Lights | DAVID FINN |
| Videos and projections | KATY TUCKER |
| Choreographies | GARETH MOLE |
| Master martial arts / circus performance | DAVID GREEVES |
Cast
| Wotan | Michael Volle (1 March); Nicholas Brownlee (10 March) |
| Donner | Andrè Schuen |
| Froh | Siyabonga Maqungo |
| Loge | Norbert Ernst |
| Alberich | Ólafur Sigurdarson |
| Mime | Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke |
| Fasolt | Jongmin Park |
| Fafner | Ain Anger |
| Fricka | Okka von der Damerau |
| Freia | Olga Bezsmertna |
| Erda | Christa Mayer |
| Woglinde | Polina Pastirchak |
| Wellgunde | Svetlina Stoyanova |
| Flosshilde | Virginie Verrez |
Due to an indisposition, Michael Volle will not be able to perform in the performances of 10, 11 and 13 March 2026 respectively of Das Rheingold, Die Walküre and Siegfried.
The role of Wotan in Das Rheingold will be performed by Nicholas Brownlee, while the roles of Wotan and Wotan/Der Wanderer in Die Walküre and Siegfried will be performed by Derek Welton.
In brief
After ten years, Teatro alla Scala presented a new production of Der Ring des Nibelungen in the autumn of 2024, conducted by Simone Young and Alexander Soddy, who join the ranks of great maestros such as Toscanini, De Sabata, Krauss, Furtwängler, Cluytens, Muti, and Barenboim. The production is directed by David McVicar, one of the most respected figures on the international opera scene, who has been acclaimed at La Scala for his work across a wide repertoire, from Cavalli to Berlioz, Cilea, and Verdi. The prestigious cast is led by baritone Michael Volle, who will perform the role of Wotan throughout the entire cycle.
