This summer, Icelandic baritone Ólafur Sigurðarson makes a triumphant return to the Bayreuth Festival, reprising the role of Alberich in Der Ring des Nibelungen. He also appears as Friedrich von Telramund in Lohengrin, with performances taking place throughout the 2025 festival season at the historic Festspielhaus.
As Alberich, Sigurðarson again brings his commanding vocal presence and dramatic intensity to the central antagonist of Wagner’s epic saga - a role he cultivated in previous seasons and that continues to underscore his reputation as one of the foremost Wagnerian voices of his generation. In Lohengrin, he showcases his versatility in the noble yet conflicted guise of Telramund, grounded in vocal weight and psychological complexity
Dorothea Herbert also makes her debut at Bayreuth this year, performing as the Third Norn in Götterdämmerung and appearing in the Kinderoper presentation of Tannhäuser. Her inclusion in Wagner’s dramatic ensemble heralds an exciting milestone for the soprano, continuing to build on an already distinguished trajectory at the festival.
As Alberich, Sigurðarson again brings his commanding vocal presence and dramatic intensity to the central antagonist of Wagner’s epic saga - a role he cultivated in previous seasons and that continues to underscore his reputation as one of the foremost Wagnerian voices of his generation. In Lohengrin, he showcases his versatility in the noble yet conflicted guise of Telramund, grounded in vocal weight and psychological complexity
Dorothea Herbert also makes her debut at Bayreuth this year, performing as the Third Norn in Götterdämmerung and appearing in the Kinderoper presentation of Tannhäuser. Her inclusion in Wagner’s dramatic ensemble heralds an exciting milestone for the soprano, continuing to build on an already distinguished trajectory at the festival.
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