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Simone Young and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra perform a splendid Die Walküre

Simone Young and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
© Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Jay Patel
Stuart Skelton (Siegmund) and the Sydney Symphony Orchestra
© Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Jay Patel
The ride of the Valkyries
© Sydney Symphony Orchestra | Jay Patel
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“Young’s baton sliced through the applause, hurling the orchestra into the Vorspiel of Act 2”
Reviewed at Sydney Opera House: Concert Hall, Sydney on 15 November 2024
Wagner, Die Walküre
Simone Young, Conductor
Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Stuart Skelton, Siegmund
Peter Rose, Hunding
Vida Miknevičiūtė, Sieglinde
Tommi Hakala, Wotan
Alexandra Ionis, Fricka, Roßweiße
Anja Kampe, Brünnhilde
Helena Dix, Helmwige
Madeleine Pierard, Gerhilde
Natalie Aroyan, Ortlinde
Deborah Humble, Waltraute
Margaret Plummer, Siegrune
Kristin Darragh, Grimgerde
Liane Keegan, Schwertleite
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