With great regret John Lundgren has to cancel his participation as “Wotan” and “Wanderer” in the new production of “Der Ring des Nibelungen” at the Bayreuth Festival 2022. For personal reasons, it is unfortunately not possible for him to be available from now until the premiere on July 31 for the intensive rehearsal work in Bayreuth that is necessary for the new production. However, the Bayreuth Festival is pleased to announce that John Lundgren will be joining this year’s Festival at a later date to embody the title role in the revival of “Der fliegende Holländer,” which he had already taken on in the 2021 premiere. The artistic direction is extremely grateful that with Egils Silins as Wotan in “Das Rheingold” and Tomasz Konieczny as Wotan in “Walküre” and Wanderer in “Siegfried” two outstanding artists will take over the roles at short notice.