Munich's new 'Ring': 'Siegfried' premieres today – BR-Klassik broadcasts live
Directed by Tobias Kratzer and conducted by Vladimir Jurowski, the Bavarian State Opera stages part three of its new 'Ring'. Benjamin Bruns sings his first Siegfried.
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The Bavarian State Opera premieres a new production of Richard Wagner's 'Siegfried' at the Nationaltheater today, Thursday, at 4 pm. It is the third part of Munich's new 'Ring', which the house has been building since 2024; Tobias Kratzer directs, and general music director Vladimir Jurowski conducts the Bavarian State Orchestra. The production is a co-production with the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona.
Benjamin Bruns sings the title role – his first Siegfried. The part needs 'a big, very well-focused voice' and 'a voice with very, very great stamina', the tenor said according to Online Merker; the opera lasts more than five hours. According to concerti.de, the cast also includes Matthias Klink (Mime), Nicholas Brownlee (Wanderer), Simone Schneider (Brünnhilde), Georg Nigl (Alberich) and Timo Riihonen (Fafner).
BR-Klassik broadcasts the premiere live on radio, followed by a discussion with its 'Kritisches Trio'; the discussion will also be available on staatsoper.tv the next day. Further performances follow on 1, 4, 7 and 10 November and on 22 and 29 July 2027.