The Atlanta Opera has announced its milestone Ring Festival 2029, presenting two complete cycles of Richard Wagner’s epic tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in June 2029.

The festival marks a triumphant new chapter in a journey that started in 2023 when The Atlanta Opera began presenting each of the four Ring operas over four seasons to Atlanta audiences for the first time.

The festival will feature the acclaimed productions directed by Tomer Zvulun and conducted by Principal Conductor Iván López Reynoso.

Two full cycles will be offered, providing audiences the rare opportunity to experience Wagner’s complete mythic saga.

In a statement Zvulum said, “Ring Festival 2029 is a transformative moment for us and for Atlanta. The first completely new ‘Ring’ cycle in America in the 2020s. The first ‘Ring’ ever presented in the American Southeast. And it’s happening in a city that has proven, time and time again, that it belongs on the world stage. This festival will bring international artists, music lovers, and cultural travelers to Atlanta from across the country and around the globe as we create a full civic celebration. From the Cobb Center to our new home on Atlanta’s Beltline, the Molly Blank Center for Opera and the Arts, we will create a cultural gathering place, where performances, surrounding events, and the warmth of our city come together around one of music’s greatest masterworks. The art, the conversation, the community. This is what The Atlanta Opera was built for.

The first cycle will be held from June 9 through June 14, 2029 and the second cycle will be held from June 16 to June 21, 2029.