Simon O'Neill

Simon O'Neill Tenor

Biography

Simon O’Neill performs on the world’s leading international opera stages. He is particularly renowned for his Wagnerian roles, including the title roles in Siegfried, Parsifal and Lohengrin, Siegmund (Die Walküre), Stolzing (Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg), as well as Florestan (Fidelio). Highlights of recent seasons include the title role in Lohengrin in San Francisco, the title role in Parsifal in Munich, Tristan (Tristan und Isolde) in Santa Fe, Boris (Káťa Kabanová) with the London Symphony Orchestra, and the title role in Siegfried in concert with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Basel Symphony Orchestra.

Career highlights include the opening of the season at La Scala in Milan under the baton of Daniel Barenboim, in the role of Siegmund. At the Bayreuth Festival, he made his debut in the title role of Lohengrin and later returned in the title role of Parsifal. At the Salzburg Festival, he has appeared as Florestan. During the 2026–2027 season, he will perform, among other engagements, the role of Tristan at the Maggio Musicale Fiorentino.

At the Opéra national de Paris: Parsifal (title role), 2022; Das Rheingold (Loge), 2025.

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