*CANCELLED* Screening: The Royal Opera – Siegfried
Wed 1 Apr 5:15pm
This event has now finished.
Wed 1 Apr 5:15pm
IMPORTANT UPDATE This screening has been cancelled as a result of a technical fault at the Royal Opera House.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SCREENING
We’re very sorry to let you know that this evening’s screening has been cancelled due to a satellite issue at the Royal Opera House during the broadcast on 31.03.26, meaning part of the performance is missing. You may wish to check nearby venues here for alternative screenings. Any screenings from Sunday onwards are unaffected.
Ticket holders are being contacted today, with next steps. If this is you, please check your email or contact the Box Office by the 30th April 2026.
SYNPOSIS
Andreas Schager makes his much-anticipated debut starring as Siegfied’s titular hero, in the third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle, brought to life under director Barrie Kosky’s inspired eye. Featuring the dramatic, ethereal mysticism of Wagner’s score.
Watch in our comfortable auditorium with cinema-quality sound (7.1 Dolby surround sound) and projector. Marshfield ice-cream available in the interval.
Running time: 320 minutes. Sung in German with subtitles
PRE-SHOW: 15 minutes
ACT I: 80 MINUTES
INTERVAL (INCL. INTERVAL FEATURE): 30 MINUTES
ACT II: 75 MINUTES
INTERVAL (INCL. INTERVAL FEATURE): 30 MINUTES
ACT III: 80 MINUTES
CURTAIN CALL: 10 minutes
Moments of transcendent beauty and heroic triumph sparkle in the third chapter of Wagner’s Ring cycle, brought to life under director Barrie Kosky’s inspired eye. 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.