Simon O'Neill performs on major international opera stages. He stands out particularly in Wagnerian roles such as the title roles of Siegfried, Parsifal, Lohengrin, Siegmund (Die Walküre), Stolzing (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg), as well as the role of Florestan (Fidelio).


Highlights of recent seasons include the title role of Lohengrin at San Francisco Opera, Gurre-Lieder and Florestan with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, the title role of Parsifal at the Bayerische Staatsoper in Munich, Tristan (Tristan and Isolde) at Santa Fe Opera, Boris (Kátia Kabanová) with the London Symphony Orchestra, and the title role of Siegfried in concert with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Basel Symphony Orchestra.


Significant events in his career include the season opening at La Scala in Milan under Daniel Barenboim's direction as Siegmund, a role he also performed at the Vienna Staatsoper and the Royal Opera House in London. Additionally, he performed roles such as Lohengrin, Florestan, Stolzing, Parsifal, Kaiser (The Woman Without a Shadow) at the Staatsoper Unter den Linden in Berlin, and the Drum Major (Wozzeck) at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.



At the Bayreuth Festival, he made his debut in the title role of Lohengrin and returned in the title role of Parsifal. At the Salzburg Festival, he was invited to perform the role of Florestan.



During the 2024-2025 season, he performs in Gurre-Lieder at NDR in Hamburg, Tristan and Isolde at San Francisco Opera and the Hamburg Staatsoper, Siegfried in concert with the Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra, Das Lied von der Erde in Strasbourg and with the Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra, among others.



At the Paris Opera: Parsifal (title role), 2022.

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