Aug 5, 2017
This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Wieland Wagner, the composer's grandson, who in 1951 revolutionized the staging of his grandfather's work when he reopened the Bayreuth Festival after World War II with an astonishing production of Parsifal. His dark style became known as "New Bayreuth."
Jul 28, 2017
The Bayreuth Festival opened this week with a new production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Wagner's only comedy. Barrie Kosky, the director of this production has focused on the antisemitism aspect of Wagner's work. The results make for a very interesting night at the Festspielhaus.
Jul 22, 2017
It’s been seven years since my last
podcast. During that time many wonderful things happened including
a visit to Bayreuth in 2012. Now, this summer, I
am very lucky to have a chance to go back to the Green Hill.
Bass-baritone René Pape will be singing the role
of King Marke in Katharina Wagner's
production...
Aug 8, 2010
No stranger to controversy these days
The Bayreuth Festival opened at
the end of July with a new production of
Lohengrin directed by one of the
best-known Regietheater directors, Hans
Neuenfels.
His tongue-in-cheek take on Richard Wagner's most romantic opera involved setting it in a land overrun by rats. There was...
Jul 30, 2007
The Bayreuth Festival opened with a
much anticipated production of Die
Meistersinger von Nürnberg directed by Katharina Wagner, daughter of
Wolfgang Wagner. As the
heir apparent to the family business, Katharina's new production
shows that the Festival wants to continue breaking with the
traditions of the past. For...