Trail-blazing conductor Simone Young is set to be the first Australian and first woman to conduct Wagner's epic 15-hour Ring Cycle at its home in Bayreuth, Germany.
"It is [an] incredible honour being the first Australian to conduct [at Bayreuth]," Young says. "Until last year I thought it would never happen, but then it did and it was wonderful."
Find out what conducting at Bayreuth means for Young and why the Ring Cycle is so important.
You can hear Simone Young's Bayreuth performances on ABC Classic and the ABC listen app, 8pm on 7 and 21 September, and 5 and 12 October.
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