Andreas Schager forge Siegfried à Bastille

Siegfried à l'Opéra Bastille

By Pierre Michel, 18 January 2026

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“Andreas Schager dynamite la production par un engagement olympique digne du sang des demi-dieux”

Reviewed at Opéra national de Paris: Opéra Bastille, Paris on 17 January 2026

Wagner, Siegfried

Opéra national de Paris

Pablo Heras-Casado, Conductor

Calixto Bieito, Director

Rebecca Ringst, Set Designer

Ingo Krügler, Costume Designer

Michael Bauer, Lighting Designer

Orchestre de l'Opéra national de Paris

Sarah Derendinger, Video

Andreas Schager, Siegfried

Gerhard Siegel, Mime

Derek Welton, Der Wanderer

Tamara Wilson, Brünnhilde

Brian Mulligan, Alberich

Mika Kares, Fafner

Marie-Nicole Lemieux, Erda

Ilanah Lobel-Torres, Waldvogel (the woodbird)

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Pierre Michel

Né dans une famille de musiciens, Pierre suit un cursus varié au sein du Conservatoire de Meudon, entre piano (DEM) et contrebasse, récital et orchestre, classique et jazz. Aujourd'hui ingénieur dans la gestion et l'analyse de données, il fréquente très assidûment les salles de concert de la région parisienne pour consolider et approfondir sa passion pour la musique classique. Pour ne pas manquer ses prochains articles, rendez-vous sur son compte Instagram ricerc_art.