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Simone Young conducts Siegfried

  • Classical Music
  • Sydney Symphony Orchestra
  • Concert Hall
  • Run time – 330 minutes, 2 intervals of 60 and 30 minutes
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The Ring Cycle in Concert

Wagner’s Ring Cycle is one of the great achievements in Western art. At its beating heart – packed with passion, violence, rage, betrayal and tragedy – sits the sprawling legend of Siegfried.

Starring a world-class cast of singers, including internationally acclaimed Simon O’Neill in the title role, this third instalment in the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's Ring Cycle in concert is a once-in a-generation event.

Whether you’re continuing the cycle or this is your first experience, Siegfried stands alone as a complete story that demands to be experienced live. An archetypal hero’s journey, this is a true epic, with every element of the human experience heightened and transposed into art.

Chief Conductor Simone Young is one of the world’s greatest interpreters of Wagner, renowned for her precision and emotional depth, and is the first Australian conductor to ever lead a Ring Cycle at the Bayreuth Festival. She drags every ounce of drama off the page and delivers it in vivid colour with supreme artistry and balance. It’s been 25 years since the Ring Cycle was performed in Sydney; Siegfried’s agonising and triumphant quest, with its visceral soundworld, makes this instalment unmissable.

In a pure musical experience, this epic story will be presented in concert, the full weight of the drama laid bare on stage. This grand-scale adventure is like nothing else, and will leave you transformed.

Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Event details

Programme

WAGNER Siegfried

Artist information

SIMONE YOUNG conductor
SIMON O'NEILL Siegfried 
MIINNA-LIISA VARELA Brünnhilde 
GERHARD SIEGEL Mime
WOLFGANG KOCH Wanderer
WARWICK FYFE Alberich
TEDDY TAHU RHODES Fafner
SAMANTHA CLARKE Waldvogel
NOA BEINART Erda

The performance on Thursday 13 November will start at 4.30PM. This is a change to the original advertised time. Due to the concert’s expected runtime of six hours, including intervals, this adjustment ensures a more comfortable experience for everyone and allows ample time to travel home safely.

Soprano Anja Kampe has withdrawn from our upcoming performances of Siegfried due to health reasons. We are grateful to Finnish soprano Miinna-Liisa Värelä, who will sing the role of Brünnhilde in her Sydney Symphony Orchestra debut.

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Attending this event

Plan your visit

Address

Sydney Opera House
Bennelong Point
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Getting to the venue

The Opera House is a 7-10 minute walk from Circular Quay, and is easily accessible by car, train, ferry, lightrail, bus, bike and on foot.

Location and access

Concert Hall

The Concert Hall is located beneath the largest of Sydney Opera House’s roof sails, filling the upper levels of the west side of the building. Best accessed through the covered concourse. All Sydney Opera House foyers are accessible, with lifts to the main and western foyers. The public lift to all foyers is accessible from the corridor near the escalators on the Lower Concourse and also in the Western Foyer via the corridor on the Ground Level (at the top of the escalators).

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