Two of the world’s best Nibelungs and a stunning Brünnhilde debut raise the bar as Young’s already outstanding Ring Cycle continues.

"Big ideas, big emotions" promises NZSO's Gemma New – and big names too, including María Dueñas, Isata Kanneh-Mason, James Ehnes and Stephen Hough.

The SSO's season finale was always a given, says Chief Conductor Simone Young. The opener a flash of inspiration. And in between? All kinds of surprises.

Mind-blowing, once in a lifetime Gurrelieder show ticks all the boxes, and then some.

Bristling with passion and pathos, Rattle delivers the finest of Kát’as.

Gurrelieder was one of Schoenberg’s greatest public triumphs. We discuss the cantata with Simone Young, who's conducting the Sydney premiere.

The Sydney Symphony’s Chief Conductor gives a preview of the start of the Orchestra’s season, with two landmark events and one shining jewel.

An outstandingly detailed Siegfried from Rattle, providing you can live with the lead.

The stars align, literally and figuratively, as Simone Young’s four-year Ring Cycle lifts off to a rapturous ovation.

The SSO's Chief Conductor Simone Young talks to Limelight about some of her personal highlights in the upcoming season.

Superb performances by two last-minute jump-ins, their fellow cast members, Sydney Philharmonia Choirs and the SSO under Simone Young make the most of Beethoven’s troubled piece.

Lorelei gets a second life, Opera Australia's digital Aida comes to town, and Simon O'Neill stars in Tristan und Isolde.