Brandon Jovanovich (Siegmund) and Karita Mattila (Sieglinde)
Act 1, Die Walküre
June, 2018
Photo: Cory Weaver, courtesy of San Francisco Opera
Yesterday, San Francisco Opera announced the return of Francesco Zambello's production of Wagner's epic Der Ring des Nibelungen, for its third bring up. It'll be on stage at the War Memorial Opera House for three cycles in June, 2028, under the baton of music director Eun Sun Kim.
The company also announced casting for the three biggest roles:
- Baritone Brian Mulligan sings Wotan
- Soprano Tamara Wilson sings Brünnhilde
- Tenor Simon O'Neill sings Siegfried
Prior to 2028, there will be performances of Das Rheingold in the summer of 2027 and Die Walküre in fall, 2027. Those are subscription performances. There will also be single performances of Siegfried and Götterdämmerung in the late spring of 2028, just before the full stagings. Why? Well, at that point it will have been a decade since the previous production, and getting this monster on stage is complicated. There's been lots of turnover in the critical production crews (lighting, stagehands, costume, wig, makeup, etc.) and in the orchestra and chorus. The extra performances ensure that the full cycles will be at their best.
Ticket prices haven't been announced yet. They'll go on sale to certain donor levels in October, 2026, then to other donor levels and the general public in 2027.
Reporting:
- Joshua Kosman, S.F. Chronicle
- Lisa Hirsch, SFCV
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