Bayreuth Festival 2024 Review: Parsifal

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(Photo credit: ©EnricoNawrath) In preparation for the new “Parsifal” at Bayreuth last year, one may have harbored preconceived doubts as to the very idea regarding the use of Augmented Reality eyeglasses. After attending this year’s performances, the doubts lingered; and although this production may not be considered a negative adventure per se, one may not view this experiment as a {…}

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Bayreuth Festival Dissolves Existing Chorus Due to Financial Constraints

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The Bayreuth Festival has announced that it is dissolving its chorus. At the end of the season, the company noted that chorus members would have to re-audition for a slot in the new smaller ensemble. The news comes after the festival announced a new chorus director Thomas Eitler – de Lint after Eberhard Friedrich announced he was leaving earlier than {…}

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Bayreuth Festival Announces New Chorus Director

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(Credit: Courtesy of the Bayreuth Festival) The Bayreuth Festival has found a new Chorus director. The company said that, “After an intensive search and numerous discussions with potential candidates, the Bayreuth Festival announces that Thomas Eitler – de Lint will become the new Director of the Bayreuth Festival Chorus, succeeding Eberhard Friedrich, who will reach retirement age in 2025.” Eitler {…}

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Bayreuth Festival Chorus Director Resigns

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Eberhard Friedrich has resigned from his position as Chorus Director. The chorus director, who has been at the helm of the chorus since 2000, presented his resignation days before the festival ended and a year before his contract ended in 2025. According to reports, Friedrich was upset at the reduced chorus which saw 134 chorus members reduced to 115 of {…}

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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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Staatsoper Hamburg Cancels ‘Weihnachtsoratorium’ on January 1

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(Credit: Staatsoper Hamburg official website) The Staatsoper Hamburg has announced a cancellation of “Weihnachtsoratorium” due to a growing number of sick cases in the opera house. The work was set to star soprano Marie-Sophie Pollak, alto Katja Pieweck, tenor Manuel Günther, and bass Benjamin Appl. Gianluca Capuano was set to conduct the Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg and Chor der Hamburgischen Staatsoper. {…}

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Elsa Dreisig, Ioan Hotea & Björn Bürger Lead Staatsoper Hamburg’s ‘Manon’ Live Stream

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(Credits: Simon Fowler / Frances Marshall / © Matthias Baus) Staatsoper Hamburg has announced that it will live stream its premiere of Massenet’s opera “Manon” on Jan. 24, 2021. Due to the German government COVID-19 regulations, the production will be performed without a live public. The opera will star Ioan Hotea as Chevalier Des Grieux, as Lescaut, Dimitry Ivashchenko as {…}

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Bayreuth Festival 2024 Review: Parsifal

Bayreuth Festival Dissolves Existing Chorus Due to Financial Constraints

Bayreuth Festival Announces New Chorus Director

Bayreuth Festival Chorus Director Resigns

Bayreuth Festival 2023 Review: Parsifal

Staatsoper Hamburg Cancels ‘Weihnachtsoratorium’ on January 1

Elsa Dreisig, Ioan Hotea & Björn Bürger Lead Staatsoper Hamburg’s ‘Manon’ Live Stream