A grey-haired man thrusts a spear toward the camera through red haze and warm stage light.

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London2025

Die Walküre

The Production

Regents Opera’s Die Walküre was presented at York Hall, Bethnal Green, as part of the company’s complete 2025 Ring Cycle. Staged in the round with Ben Woodward’s reduced orchestration, the production continued Caroline Staunton’s intimate, contemporary approach to Wagner’s tetralogy.

48 photographs in the curated edit

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

A woman in a check dress embraces a white headless mannequin against a dark stage background.

Bright backlight and blue haze silhouette a robed man among white blocks on the stage.

A man in a grey suit cups the face of a kneeling woman as a bald man watches from behind.

A bald man sits in blue light beside a white plinth, with the orchestra softly visible in the background.

A bald man leans over a glowing plinth with flame-like light in his hands as a woman watches behind.

A bald man raises a sword above a glowing plinth while a woman cries out beside him.

A grey-haired man sits on a white block in the foreground with two performers distant on the platform behind.

A woman in a grey sleeveless costume looks upward with one hand at her shoulder against the dark auditorium.

A grey-haired man stands with a spear on a white platform while a woman stands behind him and the orchestra is visible.

A grey-haired man stands beneath bright blue lights as a woman lies on her back across the white platform.

A woman in grey sings with both arms raised in a tightly framed dramatic moment.

A woman embraces a grey-haired man tightly, her face pressed against his shoulder.

A woman in a dark mesh costume leans across a plinth to clasp hands with a robed grey-haired man.

A grey-haired man spreads a black cloak wide while a woman crouches on the platform beside him.

A grey-haired man with a spear stands over a crouched performer in a low wide view of the platform.

A blonde woman peers around a white plinth topped with small silver figures.

A bald man grips the arm of a woman in a check dress as she bends forward in distress.

A woman in a check dress holds a long blade horizontally across her body while a bald man watches behind.

A bald man holds a woman's face close, both tightly lit against the dark stage.

A bald man clasps a woman against his chest while a black-clad woman stands in blue haze behind them.

A bald man raises a sword over a woman bent across a white block on the platform.

A grey-haired robed man stands over several bodies spread across black fabric on the white stage.

A large ensemble gathers around stacked white blocks and framed pictures in blue haze.

A cluster of brightly dressed performers stands close together, reacting intensely under blue haze.

A woman in a check dress faces a black-clad woman while an ensemble watches from white steps.

A robed grey-haired man stands with his back to the camera facing an ensemble holding framed pictures.

A wide side view shows a seated ensemble with framed portraits and two figures facing off across the stage.

A black-clad woman stands near a younger woman at low angle, with the ensemble posed on steps behind.

A grey-haired man sits alone on grey blocks in smoky blue light.

A blonde woman in a black mesh costume calls out with one hand extended against a dark background.

A black-clad woman stands atop white steps lifting a bright patterned cloth above her head.

A grey-haired man holds a spear upright in a vertical portrait against a dark background.

A grey-haired man stands before red-lit smoke, with a spear and a draped figure visible on white steps behind.

Three figures are silhouetted on stepped blocks in dense blue haze and backlight.

Three performers lean together on white steps in a low-angle composition with bright backlight.

A bald bearded man in a red shirt and green waistcoat looks upward while a woman stands blurred behind him.

A bald man reaches toward a woman in a check dress during an intense confrontation under bright stage light.

A man in a grey suit sings with both arms open, framed by a bright backlight and a woman below him.

A bald man lies beneath a metal chair on the glossy white stage while other performers remain distant.

A woman in a check dress leans close to a seated bald man, clasping his hands in an intimate exchange.

A woman clutches a white mannequin while a bald man stands blurred behind her in cool theatrical light.

A bald man extends a sword while a woman holds his other arm beside a glowing white block.

A grey-haired man in a black-and-white robe holds a spear upright in a stark isolated portrait.

A grey-haired man stands with a spear in the foreground while a woman remains blurred behind him.

A grey-haired man clasps hands with a blonde woman in a black mesh costume under cool light.

A colourful ensemble strides forward across the glossy stage with white blocks and overhead light.

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