Simone Young conducts the "Ring" in Bayreuth

Simone Young returns to the Bayreuth Festival this summer for two complete "Ring" cycles. In 2024, she became the first woman in the history of the festival to conduct the "Ring des Nibelungen", and her conducting was an enormous success. For Simone Young, this has also brought her full circle: "My first time in Bayreuth was from 1991 to 1995, when I worked there as musical assistant to Daniel Barenboim." Rehearsals for her second Bayreuth "Ring" are underway, with performances beginning on July 26, 2025 with the first "Rheingold".