Events Calendar
Icons Rediscovered: Wagner's Grand Festival
Vasily Petrenko Conductor
Rachel Nicholls Soprano
Peter Wedd Tenor
Derek Welton Baritone
Wagner Huldigungsmarsch
Wagner Die Meistersinger: Prelude to Act I and Was duftet doch der Flieder
Wagner Das Rheingold: Abendlich strahlt der Sonne Auge
Wagner Die Walküre: Ride of the Valkyries and Wotan's Farewell and Magic Fire Music
Wagner Götterdämmerung: Prologue: Dawn and Siegfried's Rhine Journey; Act I: Duet; Act III: Siegfried’s Death and Funeral Music, Brünnhilde’s Immolation and Finale
Richard Wagner didn’t just write operas: he created worlds. Heroes struggle, gods rise and fall, and whole universes crash in ruins, all swept along by some of the most intoxicating music ever composed.
But you haven’t heard Wagner until you’ve heard him performed live, and in this all-Wagner spectacular, inspired by Wagner’s own eight-concert festival at the Royal Albert Hall in 1877, Vasily Petrenko and a trio of renowned operatic singers surrender to that passion all night long.
From the moonlit magic of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg through the Ride of the Valkyries to the apocalyptic final scene of Götterdämmerung – where a woman’s heart redeems the world – they’ll prove, once again, the single most important fact about this most overwhelming of composers. Forget the myths, forget the horned helmets, and forget yourself: it’s all about love.
Due to unforeseen circumstances, Irene Theorin, Andreas Schager and Matthew Rose will no longer be able to perform in this concert. We are pleased to announce Rachel Nicholls, Peter Wedd and Derek Welton will take their places in Icons Rediscovered: Wagner's Grand Festival.
Kindly supported by RPO President, Aline Foriel-Destezet.
Large print versions and digital formats of the programme for this concert are available on request for customers with accessibility requirements. Please email your request to Doran Crowhurst crowhurstd@rpo.co.uk at least one full week before the performance.
Ticket information
Doors: 6.45pm
Concert starts: 7:30pm (approximate end time: 9.45pm)
Tickets: £52.73, £48.18, £39.09, £36.36, £34.55, £21.82, £18.18, £7.91*.
*Book as early as you can to secure the best choice of seats at the best possible prices. Ticket prices will be adjusted in real-time and will reflect the most current price for each performance based on demand. Prices are subject to change without notice.
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Under 18 offers apply: £7 for children aged 7–17 in 2nd Tier boxes, Rear Arena, Circle and Choir.
This event is not recommended for children under 5. All customers aged 14 years or below must be accompanied by an adult aged 18 years or over.
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