Singer

The final day of The Ring is staged with The Twilight of the Gods . This completes Sir David McVicar's directorial vision, which returns the Ring to its mythical foundations and narrative linearity, rightfully placing it among the benchmarks of the Western canon. Ancient tragedy, Baroque theater, and Elizabethan drama converge in a reading that identifies two episodes of comedy— Rheingold and Siegfried —and two episodes of tragedy, Die Walküre and, above all, Götterdämmerung , which marks the final arrival at catastrophe.

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Götterdämmerung (Der Ring des Nibelungen)

Teatro alla Scala

After ten years, Teatro alla Scala presented a new production of Ring des Nibelungen in the fall 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 direction is by David McVicar, one of the most authoritative names on the international stage, who has won acclaim at La Scala in a vast repertoire, from Cavalli to Berlioz, Cilea, and Verdi.

Das Rheingold (Der Ring des Nibelungen)

The Twilight of the Gods marks the final day of The Ring of the Nibelung , before the complete performance of two cycles of the Tetralogy . This completes Sir David McVicar's directorial vision, which returns The Ring to its mythical foundations and narrative linearity, rightfully placing it among the reference points of the Western canon. Ancient tragedy, Baroque theater, and Elizabethan drama converge in a reading that identifies two episodes of comedy— Rheingold and Siegfried —and two delves into tragedy, Die Walküre and, above all, Götterdämmerung , which marks the final arrival at catastrophe.

Götterdämmerung

It’s Princess Donna Clara’s 18th birthday and she’s getting showered with presents from all sides, but one gift in particular, from the Turkish Sultan, stands out from the crowd: a real-life dwarf! Amidst all the splendour and beauty the misshapen man attracts her special attention, charming her with his singing and fascinating her all the more for seeming to be blissfully unaware of his physical appearance. The dwarf falls madly in love with the princess and is blind to the coquettish game that she is playing. But then he comes face-to-face with his reflection for the first time in his life. Realising the truth of his situation, he falls down dead. Alexander Zemlinsky’s THE DWARF is based on Oscar Wilde’s fairy tale “The Birthday of the Infanta” and received its world premiere in 1922. Following Zemlinsky’s death in 1942 in American exile the work quickly slipped from public awareness, not to be rediscovered until the 1970s. Since then it has been drawing crowds as a subtle, vibrant seismogram of a highly complex and psychological constellation.

Der Zwerg (The Dwarf)

Deutsche Oper Berlin

There are many ways to express solidarity. The Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra represents moral support for a nation at war and material assistance for the musicians. The ensemble was assembled in 2022 at the initiative of the Metropolitan Opera in New York and the Polish National Opera in Warsaw. It includes refugees forced to flee their country for safety, Ukrainian members of European orchestras, and musicians of Ukraine-based ensembles. The proceeds from the tour will be used to help struggling artists, yet the symbolic dimension of the endeavour is just as important—the sense of togetherness that music can create.

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra

Teatr Wielki - Polish National Opera

Smetana's Bartered Bride depicts the state of emergency into which an entire Czech village is plunged during the fair and the seemingly hopeless struggle of a young woman for her seemingly betrayed and sold love.

Soprano

Olga Bezsmertna

Events

Upcoming events

8 - 16 Jan, 2027

The Bartered Bride · Wiener Staatsoper

Past events

7 - 15 Mar, 2026

Götterdämmerung (Der Ring des Nibelungen) · Teatro alla Scala

1 - 10 Mar, 2026

Das Rheingold (Der Ring des Nibelungen) · Teatro alla Scala

Future and recently performed repertoire

Marenka in The Bartered Bride by Smetana

Wiener Staatsoper

Gutrune/Third Norn in Götterdämmerung by Wagner

Teatro alla Scala

JOEL in The Dwarf by Zemlinsky

Deutsche Oper Berlin

Freia in Das Rheingold (Der Ring des Nibelungen) by Wagner

Teatro alla Scala

Gutrune/Third Norn in Götterdämmerung (Der Ring des Nibelungen) by Wagner

Teatro alla Scala

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