Siegfried

Richard Wagner’s opera Siegfried revolutionises the Ring of the Nibelung tetralogy with a score in which two young people, played by Andreas Schager and Ricarda Merbeth, seek their own identities, marking the most hopeful moment in a story that moves inexorably towards disaster. Pablo Heras-Casado and Robert Carsen direct the third instalment of this acclaimed production, which sets the action in a dirty and polluted world.

In this instalment, the most introspective of the saga, we witness the coming of age of the young and intrepid hero Siegfried, who forges his destiny through his connection with nature, whilst gradually – and to his surprise – drawing closer to his final encounter with the Valkyrie Brünnhilde.