Just 1,650 tickets were available for the four-opera cycle, which will run from November 30 to December 3. The WMC normally has a capacity of 1,900, but the orchestra pit will need to be expanded to hold the Kirov's Wagner-sized orchestra.
"We always expected to sell out the Ring cycle," WMC CEO Judith Isherwood said, "but have been absolutely thrilled that it sold out so quickly. It is hugely exciting for us and will undoubtedly consolidate Wales Millennium Centre's place on the international cultural map."
The Kirov production, which was conceived by artistic director Valery Gergiev and set designer George Tsypin, premiered in St. Petersburg in 2003. It will travel to the Orange Country Performing Arts Center in Southern California in October as part of the opening of OPAC's Ren_e and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall and will be seen at the Lincoln Center Festival in summer 2007.