Conductor Replaced in ‘Parsifal’ At Bayreuth Festival Due to Illness

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We have a conductor change at the Bayreuth Festival for the “Parsifal” performance on August 5, 2017. Per the company’s official website maestro Harmut Haenchen will be replaced by Marek Janowski due to illness. The performance of Wagner’s final opera will include RyaMcKinny as Amfortas, Karl-Heinz Lehner as Titurel, Georg Zeppenfeld as Gurnemanz, Andreas Schager as Parsifal, Derek Welton as {…}

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Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Ring Cycle Conductor Confirmed

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Philippe Jordan is going to conduct the Met’s revival of Wagner’s “Der Ring des Nibelungen” in 2019, the New York Times has revealed. Met General Manager Peter Gelb recently confirmed that the Robert Lepage production would return for its third revival in a playbill statement from the 2016-17 season. He promised that the machine, which debuted during the 2010-11 season, {…}

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Obituary: Remembering Wagner Expert Manfred Jung

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German tenor Manfred Jung has passed away at age 76. The tenor is perhaps best known for taking on the role of Siegfried in “Götterdämmerung” for Bayreuth’s centennial Ring cycle and also appeared at the 1975 Salzburg Easter Festival under the direction of Herbert Von Karajan. He was lauded for his work and even obtained a prize from Orpheus magazine. {…}

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The Atlanta Opera Review 2024: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Photo credit: Raftermen “Toi toi toi, y’all,” intones the attractive, Southern-inflected t-shirt at The Atlanta Opera’s pop-up gift shop. An apt tagline for a company having outgrown regional status, still honoring its roots in this de facto capital of the American South. Like Atlanta—now the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the United States, having recently edged past Philadelphia and {…}

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Simone Young Conducts ‘Gurrelieder’ at Sydney Opera House

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(Photo credit: SSO) Sydney Symphony Orchestra’s Chief Conductor, Simone Young leads Schoenberg’s “Gurrelieder,” at Sydney Opera House in celebration of the composer’s 150 birthday. “Gurrelieder” make its Sydney debut with soloist soprano Ricarda Merbeth, mezzo-soprano Deborah Humble, tenors Simon O’Neill and Andrew Goodwin, and bass Sava Vemić. They are joined by a chorus of more than 200 and an orchestra of {…}

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Obituary: Tenor Stephen Gould Dies at 61

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(Credit: KAY HERSCHELMANN) Tenor Stephen Gould has died at the age of 61. The news comes only weeks after the tenor announced an early retirement due to bile duct cancer. The Bayreuth Festival first announced the news stating, “It is with deepest sadness and bewilderment that we have to announce the death of our friend and colleague, Stephen Gould. With {…}

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Obituary: Contralto Gisela Litz Dies at 100

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Contraalto Gisela Litz has died at the age of 100. Born in Hamburg on December 14, 1922, she went on to train in Hamburg and began her stage career at the Staatstheater Wiesbaden. She made her debut in Hamburg in 1952 and appeared with the company for the premiere of “Die Heirat” by B. Martinù. Litz went on to perform {…}

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Obituary: Japanese Conductor Taijiro Iimori Dies at 82

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(Credit: AkiraMuto) On August 15, 2023, Japanese conductor Taijiro Iimori died at the age of 82. According to news reports, the conductor died of acute heart failure and the funeral will be led by his nephew Shintaro Iimori. Born in northeastern China in 1940, Iimori became a student of the renowned musical teacher Hideo Saito at the Toho Gakuen School {…}

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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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Conductor Replaced in ‘Parsifal’ At Bayreuth Festival Due to Illness

Metropolitan Opera 2018-19 Ring Cycle Conductor Confirmed

Obituary: Remembering Wagner Expert Manfred Jung

The Atlanta Opera Review 2024: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Simone Young Conducts ‘Gurrelieder’ at Sydney Opera House

Obituary: Tenor Stephen Gould Dies at 61

Obituary: Contralto Gisela Litz Dies at 100

Obituary: Japanese Conductor Taijiro Iimori Dies at 82

Deutsche Grammophon to Stream ‘Parsifal’