A bald man raises a sword above a woman in a plaid dress as she reaches outward beneath the blade.

Grand Temple, Freemasons' Hall, London2023

Die Walküre

The Production

Regents Opera’s fully staged Die Walküre formed the second instalment of the company’s Ring Cycle at the Grand Temple, Freemasons’ Hall, London. Presented in Benjamin Woodward’s chamber arrangement, the production placed Wagner’s epic in an intimate in-the-round setting.

46 photographs in the curated edit

Director: Caroline Staunton
Musical Director: Ben Woodward
Lighting Design: Mitch Broomhead
Set & Costume Design: Isabella van Braeckel
Commissioned by: Regents Opera
Photography: Steve Gregson

From above, a long white platform cuts through darkness toward the orchestra with small figures staged along its length.

A woman in a plaid dress grips a small puppet-like figure beside a chair under warm theatrical light.

A wide view of the white runway stage shows a man in a grey suit, a woman in a plaid dress and a seated performer framed by the hall and orchestra.

A man in a grey suit steps over a bald man lying on the white stage while the orchestra is visible behind them.

A bald man sits in intense blue light near white blocks, staring forward with the orchestra blurred behind him.

A woman in a plaid dress holds a soft puppet-like figure close to her face in a quiet, intimate moment.

A woman kneels beside a seated bald man, looking up at him in cool blue stage light.

A bald man gestures upward in blue light on the white platform as a woman in a plaid dress watches nearby.

A woman in a sleeveless grey dress raises clenched arms as a cloaked man and orchestra appear behind her.

A cloaked man sits on the white platform while a woman in grey approaches him from the far end.

A woman in grey clings to the back of a cloaked man under a bright stage light.

A woman in grey reaches both arms upward, her face lifted toward the light.

A woman in grey and a cloaked man stand side by side, lit by a mix of warm and cool stage light.

A woman in black crouches intensely near a white spear-shaped prop, with musicians and a cloaked figure in the background.

A high, dark view shows a white runway, orchestra and a long black textured trail stretching across the stage.

A cloaked man sings or calls out with one arm raised against a warm architectural backdrop.

A cloaked man grips a white spear-shaped prop with fierce concentration in a close, darkly lit frame.

A cloaked man stands over a prone figure beside white blocks and black textured material on the stage.

A broad architectural stage view shows two performers on a white runway among blocks and a black textured path.

A bald man lifts a sword over a woman bent low to the floor on the white stage.

A man and woman stand forehead to forehead in a close, tender embrace against a dark background.

A woman kneels beside a prone man on black textured material while another figure stands behind them.

From high above, a figure with a sword stands on the white runway near a black trail, with the orchestra beyond.

An empty stage arrangement of stacked white blocks reflects across the glossy floor, with musicians at the side.

A high-angle view shows a colourful ensemble gathered around white steps beneath the orchestra.

A large ensemble lounges and sits around stacked blocks and framed pictures in a busy tableau.

A woman in a plaid dress stands alone in a tall doorway, framed by warm interior light.

Three young performers sing at the front of the stage in bright contemporary costumes, with others behind them.

A performer in an orange jacket stands in close focus, with a blue-clad figure blurred in the background.

An ensemble poses on stepped white blocks, many holding framed pictures toward the audience.

A woman in black sings in the foreground while a woman in a plaid dress stands behind her with head bowed.

A cloaked figure holding a white spear-shaped prop faces an ensemble arranged on stepped blocks.

A seated ensemble fills the white steps, holding framed pictures in a formal group arrangement.

From above, two cloaked figures move down the white runway while the ensemble remains gathered behind them.

A silver-covered figure presses close to a woman in black while pale fabric stretches between them.

A colourful ensemble sits and stands on white steps, surrounded by papers and framed pictures.

A woman in black leans in to kiss or embrace a bowed cloaked man against a dark stage.

A woman in black stands high on white blocks, spreading a brightly patterned cloth like wings.

A woman in black stands in blue-green light with arms crossed, holding a small gold object.

A cloaked man presses his forehead or lips to a woman in black in a close, tender exchange.

A cloaked man stands alone in a spotlight on the white platform with a white spear-shaped prop and a long shadow.

A cloaked man raises a white spear-shaped prop diagonally against a warm, ornate theatre backdrop.

Red and gold light washes over white blocks and collapsed figures, reflected in the glossy stage floor.

Broken picture frames lie piled on black textured material in front of stacked white blocks.

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