Concerts

Simon O'Neill : Wagner Gala

in association with New Zealand International Arts Festival
and supported by The Turnovsky Trust

Anthony Legge conductor
Simon O’Neill tenor

WAGNER
Lohengrin
Introduction to Act III
In fernem Land
Siegfried
Selige Öde auf wonniger Höh!
Die Walküre
Ein Schwert verhiess mir der Vater
Winterstürme wichen dem Wonnemond
Ride of the Valkyries
Parsifal
Amfortas! Die Wunde!
Good Friday Spell
Nur eine Waffe taugt
Götterdämmerung
Siegfried’s Rhine Journey
Brünnhilde! Heilige Braut! / Trauermusik

Wagner’s epic operas require a superhuman breed of singer to contend with the incredible demands of the music. The Heldentenor (heroic tenor) is the powerful voice of Siegfried, Tristan, Parsifal and Lohengrin, of demigods, knights and lovers. Few tenors have established themselves at this summit of singing as quickly and decisively as New Zealand’s own Simon O’Neill. He has worked with a roll-call of the world’s great conductors – Boulez, Gergiev, Pappano and Barenboim – in leading roles at New York’s Metropolitan Opera and Covent Garden. In 2010, he makes his La Scala debut with Die Walküre.
 Hear the leading Wagnerian tenor of his generation perform highlights from the Ring Cycle, Parsifal and Lohengrin – music which calls for a voice as radiant as it is room-filling, as well as the charisma of a born star. Orchestral interludes from Wagner’s operas enhance this feast for opera-lovers.

Wellington Michael Fowler Centre / Fri 5 March / 8pm
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