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Bayreuth Festival 2023 Review: Parsifal

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(Photo Credit: Enrico Nawarth / Bayreuth Festival)   It would be difficult to exaggerate the ways in which Jay Scheib‘s “Parsifal” at Bayreuth 2023 fails its sublime musical roots. From amateurish digital enhancement to bargain basement stagings, this opera sold out its mission in every way, save for one factor (more much later). In the front row of the loge {…}

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MIT Theater Arts Performance Space to Present World Premiere of ‘VALIS’

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The MIT Theater Arts Performance Space is set to present the world premiere of Tod Machover’s first opera “VALIS” on Sept. 8-10, 2023. Based on a novel by Philip K. Dick, the opera tells the story of Horselover Fat who explores the boundaries between reality and AI technology following a “pink light” experience. The opera will star bass-baritone Davóne Tines {…}

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Deutsche Grammophon to Stream ‘Parsifal’

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Deutsche Grammophon has announced that it will continue as the global media partner with the Bayreuth Festival. In 2022, the label launched its ground-breaking classical music platform, STAGE+, which hosted the international premiere screenings of Valentin Schwarz’s thought-provoking new production of “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” The collaboration will open with Jay Scheib’s highly anticipated “Parsifal” from the Festspielhaus on STAGE+ one day after {…}

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Joseph Calleja Withdraws from Bayreuth Festival’s ‘Parsifal’

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Joseph Calleja has withdrawn from his upcoming performances of “Parsifal” at the Bayreuth Festival. In a statement, Calleja said, “Due to a persistent throat infection, I was advised by my doctor to withdraw from the current production of Parsifal here in Bayreuth. Goes without saying that this was a very hard decision to take, and I am so sorry for {…}

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Bayreuth Festival Announces 2022 Ring Cycle Cast & 2023 ‘Parsifal’

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The Bayreuth Festival has announced the cast and director of the new production of “Ring des Nibelungen” slated for 2022. Pietari Inkinen is set to conduct the new production by Valentin Schwarz with stage design by Andrea Cozzi and costumes by Andy Besuch. “Das Rheingold” will star Daniel Kirch, Christa Mayer, and Olafur Sigurdarson while “Die Walkure” Klaus Florian Vogt, Georg {…}