Priority booking for Die Walküre is open to Wagner members who have not used their allocation on the Ring cycle. Priority booking for La bohème is open to all members. See what's on.
Don't miss Between the Ring, our standalone series of exciting events designed to fit around the three cycles. These include talks with John Deathridge, Dr Genevieve Arkle and Sir David Pountney; masterclasses and performances with Sir John Tomlinson, Rachel Nicholls and Susan Bullock CBE; and Simon Callow with his incredible one-man show "Inside Wagner's Head".
You don’t need a ticket to the Ring to book for these events.
Der Ring des Nibelungen (known as the Ring cycle) is a story of gods, giants and heroes, and their struggles for power. Wagner’s cycle is the most epic of tales, a monumental work of art with a score that is searing, desperate and sublime.
All productions in the cycle are created especially for Longborough by Amy Lane, Artistic Director of Copenhagen Opera Festival, and Longborough’s Music Director and eminent Wagnerian Anthony Negus.
Longborough has long been celebrated for its performances of Richard Wagner’s work. In Wagner’s bicentenary year of 2013 we were the only UK company to host a fully-staged cycle, described by The Times as “one of the summer’s most remarkable cultural achievements”.
Watching a whole Ring cycle takes place across a week. The 2024 Ring will be presented in three cycles:
Cycle I: 16 – 22 June 2024
Das Rheingold 16 June
Die Walküre 18 June
Siegfried 20 June
Götterdämmerung 22 June
Cycle II: 25 June – 30 June 2024
Das Rheingold 25 June
Die Walküre 26 June
Siegfried 28 June
Götterdämmerung 30 June
Cycle III: 4 – 9 July 2024
Das Rheingold 4 July
Die Walküre 5 July
Siegfried 7 July
Götterdämmerung 9 July
Find out more about each production:
Booking will take place in priority order by membership level.
In the first instance only tickets to the full cycles will be available, and bookings cannot be split across multiple cycles. Booking a Ring Cycle ticket secures the same seat for all Ring productions.
Individual Ring productions will open for booking in early 2024.
Membership does not guarantee tickets. As a member you will receive priority booking, which will give you a better chance of getting the tickets you want.
Tickets are limited during priority booking. Priority booking limits will apply to each production - for example, a Wagner Friend will be able to book two tickets to Das Rheingold, two tickets to Die Walküre, two tickets to Siegfried and two tickets to Götterdämmerung.
Visit our membership page for information on booking dates and our membership levels.
Wagner’s epic cycle is one of the most challenging works to bring to the stage. This monumental work of art requires huge resources, and without any corporate or government funding we seek your support in making this ambitious cycle a reality.
Being part of our new Ring cycle will bring you closer to the productions, with insights behind the scenes. Join our extended family, share your love of Longborough with other like-minded Wagnerians and opera lovers, and find out how you can support our plans by contacting Membership & Legacy Manager Gill Powell on gill@lfo.org.uk or on 01451 830292.
a heroic final chapter
The Times ★★★★☆
deeply satisfying
The Guardian ★★★★☆
An epic vision of Wagner
i news ★★★★☆
a sharp and brilliant orchestra
The Telegraph ★★★★☆
goes straight to the heart
The Stage ★★★★☆
unerring in pacing and balance
Bachtrack ★★★★☆
particularly overwhelming
MusicOMH ★★★★☆
an enthralling and engaging production
Midlands Music Reviews ★★★★★
maximum emotional impact
Opera Today
the finest Wagner performance I have heard at Longborough
Seen and Heard
A finale of unprecedented emotional size
Opera Now ★★★★★
It would be foolhardy not to book now and head to the Cotswolds
Opera Scene
sheer intelligence, both dramatic and musical
Plays to See ★★★★★
FULL STEAM AHEAD AGAIN AT THE BAYREUTH OF THE COTSWOLDS
The Times ★★★★☆
THE STAGE IS SET FOR A SIGNIFICANT COMPLETE RING CYCLE IN TWO YEARS
Telegraph
LONGBOROUGH AGAIN PROVES ITS WAGNER CHOPS
Guardian ★★★★☆
A FINE CAST AND FIRST-RATE ORCHESTRAL REALISATION
The Stage
THE ENGLISH BAYREUTH
Bachtrack ★★★★☆
ENGLAND’S BAYREUTH
Opera Today
REMARKABLE AND THOROUGHLY ENGAGING
Plays to See ★★★★★
THERE IS NOTHING TO BE FAULTED IN THIS PRESENTATION
Midlands Music Reviews ★★★★★
LONGBOROUGH OFFERS PLENTY TO ADMIRE, AND NOT JUST ITS AMBITION
Musical America
A TREMENDOUS TRIBUTE TO ANTHONY NEGUS, WHO PROBABLY KNOWS THE RING BETTER THAN ANY OTHER LIVING BRITISH CONDUCTOR
The Times ★★★★☆
SIMPLY THE BEST THING I’VE EVER SEEN ON AN OPERATIC STAGE
BBC Radio 3
POWERFUL STUFF FROM A REMARKABLY FINE CAST OF SINGERS
Opera magazine
AS FINE WAGNER AS COULD BE WISHED
Guardian ★★★★☆
A REMARKABLE TRIUMPH
Plays to See ★★★★★
INTENSELY EMOTIONAL
Midlands Music Reviews ★★★★★
STANDS OUT ON ITS OWN HIGHLY CREDITABLE TERMS
Classical Source ★★★★☆
JUDGING BY THIS OPENING RHEINGOLD, IT IS CERTAINLY GOING TO BE A RING TO TRAVEL MILES TO HEAR
Opera Now ★★★★★
