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Simone Young conducts Götterdämmerung The Ring Cycle in Concert

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With Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods), Chief Conductor Simone Young draws our Ring Cycle to a thunderous finale after four epic years

 In this stunning conclusion to his magnum opus, Wagner exposes the folly of the gods as the consequences of all their actions come crashing down upon them.

This is a work of stunning scale and impact that takes performers and audience alike to the extremes of the human experience. Buzzing with melancholy, Siegfried’s funeral march is atmospheric, while the climax of Brünnhilde’s final fiery moments swirl around you like the wind.  

A trailblazer in the international opera world, Young made history in 2024 as the first woman and first Australian to conduct the Ring Cycle at the Bayreuth Festival, held in the theatre Wagner built specifically to stage his works.

Celebrated as a leading interpreter of Wagner’s music, Young leads an extraordinary cast of world-class singers, including Anja Kampe as Brünnhilde, alongside the full might of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.

Do not miss the devastating final chapter of this extraordinary tale. 

Presented by Sydney Symphony Orchestra

Event details

Program

WAGNER Götterdämmerung 

Artists

SIMONE YOUNG conductor
KLAUS FLORIAN VOGT Siegfried
ANJA KAMPE Brünnhilde  
FALK STRUCKMANN Hagan 
SAMUEL DUNDAS Gunther
ELEANOR LYONS Gutrune
WARWICK FYFE Alberich
DEBORAH HUMBLE Waltraute
CATHERINE CARBY First Norn
MARGARET PLUMMER Second Norn
ELEANOR LYONS Third Norn
SAMANTHA CLARKE Woglinde
CATHERINE CARBY Wellgunde
MARGARET PLUMMER Flosshilde
SYDNEY PHILHARMONIA CHOIRS

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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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