(Credit: picture-alliance/dpa/ M. Merz) The Bayreuth Festival has reached out to OperaWire in response to the recently published article regarding statements of the Festival Director Katharina Wagner. In an e-mail to OperaWire, the Bayreuth Festival explained the circumstances around the new production of Wagner’s iconic tetralogy “Der Ring des Nibelungen.” “It is a special feature of the Bayreuth Festival that {…}
(Credit: picture alliance/Nicolas Armer/dpa) The Director of the Bayreuth Festival, Katharina Wagner, has revealed initial plans for the 2021 edition of the festival. First off, Wagner announced that the event will feature fewer performances than usual. In addition to the new production of “Der Fliegende Holländer” with Oksana Lyniv, the first female conductor in festival history, the program for 2021 includes {…}
(Credit: Ray Burmiston/Decca Classics) “I hope that we will be more grateful for the fact that we get to do what we do, that we can sit next to each other in a concert hall and have some more respect for others when they’re not feeling great or are down. We need to come out of this pandemic more supportive {…}
The Bayreuth Festival has announced that Oksana Lyniv will open the festival in 2021. In an interview with Welt, Katharina Wagner announced that Lyniv will become the first woman conductor to open the festival in a production of “Der Fliegende Holländer.” Lyniv made history when she became the first female conductor to be named chief conductor of the Graz Opera {…}
(Credit: Emelie Kroon) When COVID-19 struck a few months back, one of the final “live” performances to take the stage was a rendition of Wagner’s “Die Walküre” in Sweden. Among the performers in that production was dramatic soprano Elisabet Strid, who took on the role of Sieglinde. Strid, who has performed in such opera houses as the Teatro Real, Lyric {…}
(Credit: Dario Acosta NY) German mezzo-soprano Tanja Ariane Baumgartner is one of the most sought-after opera singers of our time. Baumgartner has been a member of the ensemble at Oper Frankfurt since the 2009-10 season. During her time in Frankfurt, Tanja Baumgartner made appearances in numerous operas including “Carmen,” “Giulio Cesare in Egitto,” “Don Carlo,” “Medea,” “Die Frau ohne Schatten,” {…}
The Bayreuth Festival has announced that it will be offering up an alternative event this summer due to the ongoing concerns over COVID-19. The company announced that it would be featuring live performances as well as broadcasting others via radio, television, and the internet. There will be a live event featuring conductor Christian Thielemann with members of the Festival Orchestral {…}
Bayreuth Festival Director Katharina Wagner is reportedly stable in her battle with a “long-term illness.” Per the Festival, “Katharina Wagner is still gravely ill though stable. The process of recovery will take several months.” A few weeks back it was announced that Wagner would be stepping down from her position in order to deal with an unknown illness. She was {…}
The Bayreuth Festival has revealed that Katharina Wagner will no longer continue as its director for the time being due to a long-term illness. Per reports, Holger von Berg, managing director of the Bayreuth Festival, will take over alongside Heinz-Dieter Sense, the former director of commerce. “Katharina Wagner was ill for a long time and could not hold her position {…}
The Bayreuth Festival has canceled its 2020 season postponing its upcoming Ring Cycle. The festival announced that in “view of the effects of the Corona crisis on the operations of the Bayreuth Festival GmbH, the management and the shareholders of the Bayreuth Festival GmbH – the Federal Republic of Germany, the Free State of Bavaria, the City of Bayreuth and {…}
(Credit: Arielle Doneson) The article has been edited since its original publication. Christine Goerke will no longer make her debut at the Bayreuth Festival in Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung” this summer. The company announced that due to personal reasons that will limit the soprano from long rehearsal periods, Goerke will no longer participate in the new production. Instead, Goerke will is now scheduled {…}