Der Ring des Nibelungen

“Velvety sound of unmatched beauty” (The Guardian)

“Musically, this ‘Ring’ blew away everything that had gone before – and we are talking about a performance history of more than one hundred years.” (Die Welt)

“Christian Thielemann creates a sound paradise.” (Süddeutsche Zeitung)

“Tcherniakov, as usual, manages details on a level rarely seen in opera.” (The New York Times)

“A dream cast of voices” (Le Monde)

“Wagner at his best.” (BR Klassik)

“Spectacular und breath-takingly precise, that’s how Thielemann illuminates the Wagner score.” (NZZ)

“Michael Volle’s Wotan […] is an event, […] Rolando Villazón plays a fabulous Loge.” (FAZ)

Faust

In occasion of its 200th season opening, Teatro Real presents a spectacular new production of Gounod’s Faust directed by Àlex Ollé (La Fura dels Baus). Set in a futuristic laboratory, Goethe’s timeless themes of knowledge, desire and redemption are reimagined through the lens of artificial intelligence and human emotion. Star singers including Piotr Beczala, Marina Rebeka, and Luca Pisaroni lead the cast in this gripping drama. Under the baton of Dan Ettinger, the Orchestra and Chorus of the Teatro Real deliver a thrilling performance that, as Bachtrack wrote, “takes its cue from Goethe but doesn’t shy away from theatrical imagination.”