A performer in a sleeveless white outfit leans back with head tilted upward under bright stage lights against a black background.

York Hall, Bethnal Green, London2025

Siegfried

The Production

Regents Opera’s staging of Wagner’s Siegfried formed the third instalment of the company’s Ring cycle at York Hall, Bethnal Green, presented in February 2025 in Ben Woodward’s reduced orchestration and staged in the round.

49 photographs in the curated edit

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

A wide view of a glossy white runway stage between empty audience seats, with a solo performer, screens, props, and musicians dimly visible at the back.

A performer in a beanie and plaid shirt crouches behind a work surface holding a black bundle, with a red chair and fire extinguisher lit in vivid red behind him.

A performer in a black Slayer T-shirt raises both arms in rock hand signs, mouth open, with the orchestra blurred in the dim background.

A veiled figure stands on a glossy white stage among hanging sheer panels and vertical thread-like curtains, creating a ghostly atmosphere.

In a close, tender moment, a beanie-wearing performer cups another performer's face as they look at each other.

On a white runway stage, a performer in a black top hat crouches forward holding two canes while another in a green coat and tan hat stands nearby.

A performer with long loose hair and a checked robe clutches a large knife, leaning forward with an intense expression under a bright blue-white light.

A performer in a black Slayer T-shirt mimes gripping and pulling with both hands amid red smoke, with musicians and surtitles dimly visible behind.

A long-haired performer in a shimmering cream gown stands with arms outstretched among sheer hanging panels, while another veiled figure crouches in the distance.

Three performers lie tangled on a low stage, one cradling an older man’s head while a beanie-wearing performer looks on and a horned plush creature presses between them.

A bare-chested performer in an open black shirt shouts with one arm raised, holding a small red object under stark pink stage light.

A bright white stage enclosure of hanging strings frames two performers in white, one standing with raised hands and one seated amid translucent panels.

A performer in plaid lies on his back across raised platforms, head hanging over a dark gap and face strained under warm stage light.

A beanie-wearing performer with soot-like smudges on his face stares tensely offstage against a black background.

Two performers in tall hats face each other on a glossy blue runway, holding violin bows as one kneels beneath a projected caption.

A performer in a shimmering white gown stands with arms outstretched and face lifted inside a bright set of hanging white threads.

A grey-haired performer lies on a glossy floor, propped on one arm and gripping a broken sword-like blade with tense focus.

A pale performer in a sleeveless white costume stands before a shadowed figure and vertical sword, with the orchestra and conductor lit behind them.

Under warm orange light, a performer in a black hoodie grips another performer by the face and collar as they stand close onstage.

A performer in red protective gloves raises a knife over a white toilet onstage, while another figure sits blurred in the warm-lit background.

A performer in a shimmering white dress and sheer drape stands among translucent hanging fabric, face set and eyes lowered under bright stage light.

A performer in a black T-shirt presses both hands onto a nearly naked performer lying face down on a table in cool blue light.

A bald performer in a sparkling copper-and-black robe leans forward with tongue out and arms spread in an intense, confrontational pose.

A performer kneels beside an open floor hatch with arms lifted toward the light, while another sits reading in the dim background.

Blue light catches a performer in a dark jumpsuit raising both hands beside a vertical metal pole against a black stage background.

On a glossy white set, a barefoot performer stands on a white plinth as another in a sequined dress reaches toward them between sheer hanging panels.

One performer carries another across his shoulder, both in work-worn casual clothes, their bodies tense against a dark stage.

A performer lies curled in the foreground on a glossy white stage while, behind them, a glittering-robed figure gestures beside a glowing framed drawing.

A performer in a sleeveless white open-back costume turns to look over one shoulder, pale makeup catching the stark stage light.

A performer in a black T-shirt raises a rough metallic sword-like prop toward the light, smiling against a dark stage background.

A performer in a beanie and plaid overshirt clutches a bundle of dark fabric to his chest, gazing upward under warm stage light.

A shirtless bald performer in white briefs crouches forward grimacing, one hand at his face, while another performer stands blurred behind him.

Two performers in white move across a bright stage as translucent fabric streams and billows between them.

A performer in a long pale sleeveless dress stands in a cool spotlight before a dimly lit orchestra, with small objects on the floor nearby.

A performer kneels anxiously over another lying on the glossy stage, with a sword-like prop and a second prone figure visible nearby.

A performer in a black T-shirt with red lettering sings with arms spread wide, while another sits reading behind him and the orchestra glows in the dark.

Seen over a performer’s shoulder, gauzy white fabric frames a performer in a white dress standing among translucent hanging panels.

One performer clings tightly from behind to another in a black hoodie, both tense under bright stage light with the orchestra blurred behind them.

A performer in a beanie and plaid shirt grips the edge of a raised platform, peering over it toward red telephone handsets and a wooden case in the foreground.

A performer in a green jacket leaps with one hand to his ear while another in a black Slayer T-shirt watches on a glossy stage, with a third performer lying behind them.

Close-up of a performer in a black hoodie grimacing as he grips a long, thin blade under stark blue-white stage light.

A performer in a black Slayer T-shirt stands wide-legged over a prone performer, raising a knife in each hand on a bare, brightly lit stage.

On a white stage with translucent panels and hanging strands, a performer in a shimmering gown sweeps a long veil through the air as another in white reacts nearby.

A performer in a black Slayer T-shirt holds a short yellow object close to his chest, looking upward in green-tinted light against a dark background.

A bald performer in a glittering patterned robe sings or shouts with arms open toward another performer seen from behind, with an orchestra dimly visible beyond.

A performer in a black Slayer T-shirt kneels beside a nearly nude performer lying on the glossy stage, hands open in a tense, intimate moment.

A performer in a tall gold top hat and green jacket holds a long black staff, lit sharply against a dark stage with blurred orchestra lights behind.

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