• DATES:
    March 22 - April 21 2025
  • LANGUAGE:
    German, Swedish surtitles
  • STAGE:
    Main stage
  • RUNNING TIME:
    approx. 5 hrs 10 mins

A family saga of epic proportions to dazzlingly beautiful music. Experience Staffan Valdemar Holm’s highly acclaimed version of Richard Wagner’s exceptional music drama.

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The love duet in the first act; The Ride of the Valkyries, which opens the third act; the magic fire music in the finale – Die Walküre is full of iconic moments. Experience Staffan Valdemar Holm’s highly acclaimed version of Richard Wagner’s exceptional music drama. Hear Ingela Brimberg as the valkyrie Brünnhilde and John Lundgren as her father Wotan!

The god Wotan is in trouble. His human children, Siegmund and Sieglinde, fall in love with each other. Wotan’s wife Fricka, goddess of marriage, becomes infuriated over the adultery, and she forces Wotan to order the death of Siegmund. But Wotan’s favourite daughter Brünnhilde, who is the one to kill Siegmund, turns out to have a will of her own. Die Walküre is the most beloved of the four operas that comprise Der Ring des Nibelungen. It is a family saga of epic proportions to dazzlingly beautiful music.

  1. Act I

    65 mins

  2. Interval

    40 mins

  3. Act II

    95 mins

  4. Interval

    40 mins

  5. Act III

    70 mins

  • »This revival is pure pleasure«
  • »Tonight, the Royal Swedish Opera’s new music director Alan Gilbert shows what an outstanding conductor he is«
  • »even if the humans win, they sing like gods«
  • »The Swedish Wagner tradition that is full of life«
  • »Magnificent Wagner back in full force«
  • »predecessor to both Ibsen and The Sopranos«

Introductions

Ahead of all performances on the main stage  a free introduction to the piece for tickets holders takes place in the Golden Foyer 45 minutes before the performance starts!

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Föreställningsbilder

  • Six women in black clothes stand in a room with many doors, with riding sticks in their hands, stretched upwards.
    Wagner's Die Walküre at the Royal Swedish Opera in 2025
  • A woman in a dark, long dress stands in the light of a doorway, snow swirling around her.
    Wagner's Die Walküre at the Royal Swedish Opera in 2025
  • A group of people stand in a kitchen-like environment, plates lined up on the wall behind them.
    Wagner's Die Walküre at the Royal Swedish Opera in 2025
  • Woman with a top hat closes her eyes, a man reaches out his hand to touch her shoulder.
    Wagner's Die Walküre at the Royal Swedish Opera in 2025
  • Several people are standing at a large table, behind them a wall adorned with plates on racks.
    Wagner's Die Walküre at the Royal Swedish Opera in 2025
  • A woman is half-lying on the floor, reaching up towards another woman, pleading.
    Wagner's Die Walküre at the Royal Swedish Opera in 2025
  • A woman and a man are half-reclining on a large table, in the background a window overlooking an Alpine landscape.
    Wagner's Die Walküre at the Royal Swedish Opera in 2025
    A woman riding a white horse on top of a rocky cliff.

    Discover more about Die Walküre & Wagner

    "Swedish Wagner tradition bursting with life" wrote Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet when the Opera performed this version of Die Walküre for the first time. Dive deep into the special universe that is the Wagner world!

    Discover more about Die Walküre & Wagner

    "Swedish Wagner tradition bursting with life" wrote Swedish newspaper Svenska Dagbladet when the Opera performed this version of Die Walküre for the first time. Dive deep into the special universe that is the Wagner world!

    A group of people stand in a kitchen-like environment, plates lined up on the wall behind them.

    TRAILER

    Die Walküre - trailer

     A family saga of epic proportions to dazzlingly beautiful music. Experience Staffan Valdemar Holm’s highly acclaimed version of Richard Wagner’s exceptional music drama.

    Die Walküre - trailer
    Die Walküre - trailer
    Birgit Nilsson.

    PLAYLIST

    Die Walküre with Birgit Nilsson - playlist

    Legendary recording of Wagner's Die Walküre with the Swedish superstar Birgit Nilsson in the role of Brünnhilde - together with the Vienna Philharmonic under the direction of the great Georg Solti.

    Die Walküre with Birgit Nilsson - playlist
    Die Walküre with Birgit Nilsson - playlist
    Wagner.

    PLAYLIST

    20 hits by Richard Wagner - playlist

    Just over three hours with the master Wagner: discover the greatest hits from Tristan und Isolde, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin and more!

    20 hits by Richard Wagner - playlist
    20 hits by Richard Wagner - playlist
    A woman standing in front of a fire filled wall, ring in the right hand.

    PODCAST

    »The Ring's« crazy fans - podcast

    »The Ring's« crazy fans - podcast

    »The Ring's« crazy fans - podcast
    »The Ring's« crazy fans - podcast
    • Medverkande
    • Musik & regi

      Music and libretto Richard Wagner
      Conductor Alan Gilbert
      Director Staffan Valdemar Holm
      Scenography, costumes and make-up Bente Lykke Møller
      Light Torben Lendorph
      Dramaturg Stefan Johansson

    Cast subject to change.

    Your visit to the Opera

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    Restaurant, bars & café

    Restaurant, bars & café

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    Visitor information

    Visitor information

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    Accessibility

    Accessibility

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    Regarding your visit

    Regarding your visit

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