Siegfried
Royal Ballet and Opera
United Kingdom
Antonio Pappano, conductor
With Andreas Schager, Peter Hoare, Elisabet Strid and Christopher Purves.
One of the most sought-after dramatic baritones today, Grammy Award winner Christopher Maltman has appeared to wide acclaim on all the major operatic stages such as the Royal Opera House, Salzburg Festival, Wiener Staatsoper, the Metropolitan Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Deutsche Staatsoper Berlin and Teatro alla Scala in Milan, to name a few. Initially associated with the works of Mozart and a globally renowned Don Giovanni, his extensive and ever-growing repertoire includes roles such as Iago Otello, Wotan in Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Jochanaan Salome, the title role of Verdi’s Rigoletto, Orest Elektra, Amfortas Parsifal, Scarpia Tosca and Enescu’s monumental Œdipe.
Maltman and Saint-Gil are showcasing a new direction in repertoire with this innovative programme: “Gods and Exiles”. They will continue to perform “Carnival of the Animals” in future recitals. The acclaimed duo has presented recitals in San Francisco, Copenhagen, Salzburg, and many other cities across the globe.
United Kingdom
Antonio Pappano, conductor
With Andreas Schager, Peter Hoare, Elisabet Strid and Christopher Purves.
Austria
Daniel Oren, conductor
Margarethe Wallmann, director
Anna Netrebko, Floria Tosca
Ivan Gyngazov, Mario Cavaradossi
Christopher Maltman, Baron Scarpia

This March, Christopher Maltman returns to Covent Garden, making his role debut as Der Wanderer in Wagner’s Siegfried. Maltman has already received rave reviews for his “exceptionally nuanced and multifaceted” (Seen and Heard International) {…}

