Performances
Opera
Siegfried (Der Ring des Nibelungen)
Richard Wagner
From 5 to 13 March 2026
| 4 hours and 55 minutes circa intermissions included | |
Second day, in three acts Words and music by Richard Wagner Teatro alla Scala Orchestra Teatro alla Scala New Production
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| Conductor (5 March) | ALEXANDER SODDY |
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| Conductor (13 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
| Siegfried | Klaus Florian Vogt |
| Mime | Wolfgang Ablinger-Sperrhacke |
| Der Wanderer / Wotan | Michael Volle (5 March); Derek Welton (13 March) |
| Alberich | Ólafur Sigurdarson |
| Fafner | Ain Anger |
| Erda | Christa Mayer |
| Brünnhilde | Camilla Nylund |
| Stimme des Waldvogels | Francesca Aspromonte |
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
The third episode of the Tetralogy introduces the character Siegfried, the child of the siblings Siegmund and Sieglinde raised in the cave of the treacherous Mime and destined to reforge the sword Nothung to slay the dragon Fafner, custodian of the treasure, before freeing Brünnhilde from the ring of enchanted fire. A youth who knows no fear is the protagonist of a fairy-tale interweave charged with the spirit of nature and filled with obstacles to overcome before he finally reaches the Valkyrie who sacrifices her divine status to be with him.
