Siegfried Symposium

Join us for a day where we explore various aspects of Richard Wagner's Siegfried, the third of the four epic music dramas that constitute his cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen.

The symposium will feature papers presented by

- Dr Peter Bassett (Wagner’s Siegfried and the Power of Nature)
- Soprano Livia Brash (on Brünnhilde)
- Professor Carole Cusack (Siegfried the Failed Hero, Brünnhilde the Redeemer of the World)
- Dr David Larkin (The hero’s (changing) journey: Wagner’s stylistic evolution in Siegfried)

all giving us a deeper insight into the music and drama of Siegfried.

Our fifth speaker will be Daniel Linton-France who has been assisting Maestro Simone Young at Bayreuth and will be assisting in Sydney. The WSNSW is sponsoring the Assistant Conductor role for the SSO.

As with our previous symposia, in parallel with the SSO/Simone Young performances, the day will be catered with enough breaks for participants to continue conversations in the foyer and terrace of the Goethe Institut. The day will conclude with refreshments and informal discussion.

More information will be added as it comes to hand.