Simone Young, currently chief conductor of the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, will conduct Richard Wagner’s “Ring des Nibelungen” at the Bayreuther Festspiele this summer. She takes over from Philippe Jordan who had to cancel his engagement. Simone Young will be the first female conductor to conduct the tetralogy in Bayreuth. Together with Oksana Lyniv and Nathalie Stutzmann, there will be in 2024 the first time more female than male conductors in Bayreuth. Marin Alsop has been appointed as Principal Guest Conductor…