Singer

After meeting for the first time, the two are in love. Surprisingly, the Spanish King Philip II announces that he wants to marry Elisabeth himself. Elisabeth complies for reasons of state. The liberal Marquis Posa advises his desperate friend Don Carlo to become politically active for a better future for Flanders. However, this puts Don Carlo and Posa in dangerous opposition to the overpowering Grand Inquisitor.

Don Carlo

Vienna State Opera

Richard Wagner wrote Die Walküre as the second of four parts of the powerful musical theatre epic, Der Ring des Nibelungen, which is based on the Medieval Nibelungenlied and old Norse god sagas. Wotan, the highest god, has fathered twins with a mortal woman – Siegmund and Sieglinde. These two in turn have a child, in which Wotan sees his dominion consolidated. His wife Fricka defies his plans and, as protector of the traditional marriage rites, demands Siegmund’s death. Wotan reluctantly agrees, although it will cause a split with his favourite daughter.

Die Walküre

Max-Joseph-Platz

The third episode of the Tetralogy introduces the character of Siegfried, the son of siblings Siegmund and Sieglinde, who grew up in the lair of the treacherous Mime and was called upon to reforge the sword Nothung with which he would slay the dragon Fafner, guardian of the treasure, before freeing Brünnhilde from the spell of fire. A young man unfamiliar with fear, he is the protagonist of a fairytale plot that recurs with the sentiment of Nature and the obstacles to be overcome, culminating in his encounter with the Valkyrie, who renounces her divine nature for him.

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Siegfried (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)

WHAT WAS THE OLD ONE LIKE? Allegro ma non troppo, perhaps un poco maestoso? D major or D minor? With timpani and trumpets or in a homogeneous string sound? Sotto voce or fortissimo? Too often da capo and...

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Events

Upcoming events

4 - 16 Sep, 2026

Don Carlo · Wiener Staatsoper

1 - 28 Nov, 2026

Rachmaninoff The Three Operas ·

Past events

4 - 16 Sep, 2026

Don Carlo · Wiener Staatsoper

Jun 25 - Jul 8, 2026

Die Walküre · Bayerische Staatsoper

Future and recently performed repertoire

Hunding in Die Walküre by Wagner

Bayerische Staatsoper

The Grand Inquisitor in Don Carlos by Verdi

Wiener Staatsoper

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

Teatro alla Scala

Fafner in Siegfried (Der Ring des Nibelungen) by Wagner

Teatro alla Scala

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