7 Jun 2018

An Evening with Simon O’Neill

From Upbeat, 1:30 pm on 7 June 2018

World famous Kiwi tenor Simon O’Neill is back with the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra for his debut orchestral performance of Richard Wagner’s song cycle the Wesendonck Lieder, based on poems written by his lover, and his patron's wife.

Kiwi tenor Simon O'Neill

Kiwi tenor Simon O'Neill Photo: Supplied

Simon spoke to Eva Radich about how he reconciles Wagner's art with his lack of morality.