SIMONE YOUNG CONDUCTS GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG

Concert Hall, Sydney Opera House

The Ring Cycle in Concert

Thu 19 Nov, 2026, 4.00pm

Sun 22 Nov, 2026, 2.00pm

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

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 and Klaus Florian Vogt as Siegfried, alongside the full might of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra.