Wagner Performances: 2026 Season
🇺🇸 Metropolitan Opera (The Met), New York, USA
Tristan und Isolde (New Production)
Directed by Yuval Sharon, starring Lise Davidsen and Michael Spyres. Conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
📅 March 9, 13, 17, 21 (matinee), 25, 29 (matinee), April 2, 2026
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🏴 Welsh National Opera (WNO), UK
The Flying Dutchman (New Production)
Directed by Jack Furness, conducted by Tomáš Hanus.
📍 April 16, 19 – Wales Millennium Centre, Cardiff
📍 May 15 – Birmingham Hippodrome
🏴 Scottish Opera, UK Tristan und Isolde
Conducted by Jordan de Souza.
📍 October 26, 29, November 1, 4 – Theatre Royal, Glasgow
📍 November 8, 11 – Festival Theatre, Edinburgh
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🎭 Royal Opera House (ROH), London, UK
Siegfried
The third installment in Barrie Kosky’s new Ring Cycle for Covent Garden. Conducted by Sir Antonio Pappano.
📅 March 17, 21, 24, 28, 31, April 6 (matinee), 2026
🇫🇷 Opéra de Paris (Bastille), France
Siegfried
Part of Calixto Bieito’s ongoing Ring Cycle. Conducted by Philippe Jordan.
📅 January 17, 20, 23, 26, 29, 31, 2026
🎼 English National Opera (ENO) & Grange Park Opera, UK
Das Rheingold
Launching a new Ring Cycle at Grange Park Opera, featuring the ENO Orchestra. Conducted by Harry Sever.
📅 June 14, 20, 26, July 5, 10, 2026
🌿 Longborough Festival Opera, UK
Tristan und Isolde (Revival)
Conducted by Anthony Negus.
📅 June 20, July 2, 5, 9, 12, 18, 2026
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (New Production)
⏳ Scheduled for 2027, following Longborough’s Ring Cycle milestone.
🎭 Vienna State Opera (Wiener Staatsoper), Austria
Der Ring des Nibelungen (Sven-Eric Bechtolf production)
Conducted by Pablo Heras-Casado.
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Das Rheingold: May 19, June 6
Die Walküre: May 25, June 7
Siegfried: June 10
Götterdämmerung: June 14
🏰 Deutsche Oper Berlin, Germany
Der Ring des Nibelungen (Stefan Herheim production)
Conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles.
📅 Full Cycle I: May 16 – May 25, 2026
📅 Full Cycle II: May 26 – May 31, 2026
🎟️ Tickets are primarily available as full-cycle packages.
🟡 Bayreuth Festival, Germany — 150th Anniversary Season
A landmark summer season is expected to include:
A new Ring Cycle
Bayreuth premiere of Rienzi
📅 Full schedule and casting TBA
Other Notable Performances (Operas & Concerts)
Götterdämmerung
Atlanta Opera (USA): May 30, June 2, 5, 7, 2026
Kölner Philharmonie (Germany): June 4 – concert with Concerto Köln, conducted by Kent Nagano
Opéra Royal de Versailles (France): May 10 – concert version, conducted by Sébastien Rouland with Orchestre du Théâtre National de la Sarre
Symphonic Wagner Highlights
London Symphony Orchestra (UK): May 24, 28 – Siegfried Idyll and Götterdämmerung excerpts, conducted by Sir Simon Rattle, with Anja Kampe and Elizabeth DeShong.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (UK): May 17 – Parsifal: Symphonic Suite, Royal Festival Hall (part of a "Wagner x Taneyev" concert).
Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne (Switzerland): February 10 – selections from Tannhäuser, Tristan, Meistersinger, and Götterdämmerung, conducted by Bertrand de Billy.
