Die Walkurie in Sydney

The Sydney Symphony Orchestra put on a sung version of Wagner's Die Walkürie this month and both performances were sold out, as well they might be with Simone Young conducting and a selection of international singers at the top of their game. The performance I went to got an extended standing ovation from the delighted audience. 

Last year the first of the four operas, Rheingold, was performed and next year comes Siegfried. What a feast. 

I made some etchings of Simone Young in 2009 when I was in Hamburg and she was Artistic Director at the Hamburg State Opera. The city was having a building boom, not least was the Elbsymphonie, with cranes everywhere, and they crept into the etching. It is in the book 'Painted Musicians' (previous post).