Oksana Lyniv to Make History at Bayreuth Festival

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 {…}

Sep 3, 2020

Oper Frankfurt Announces Reopening With Reduced Seating Capacity

(Credit: Kristin Höbermann) The Oper Frankfurt has announced that it will reopen on September 3, 2020 with the reduced auditorium capacity of 390 spectators allowed into the opera house. The maximum seating capacity at the Oper Frankfurt is 1,375 seats. Due to the state regulations, every other row can be occupied, and there must be two empty seats between neighboring {…}