Live streams; Bayreuth concerts. It makes you a little bit scared, and it's really quite terrifying." Robe Up All Night with Black Coffee at Zamna Festival. Built entirely to the specifications of one man, Richard Wagner, it was designed solely for the showing of Wagner's monumental works. Lohengrin Das Rheingold Produkte. Bayreuth Festival 2022 Review: Das Rheingold Christa Mayer, Okka von der Damerau, Olafin Sigundason Shine in Valentin Schwarz's Confused Productions By Mauricio Villa (Credit: Enrico Nawrath) Controversy was in full force as the second run of performances of the Bayreuth's "Ring des Nibelungen" kicked off on August 10. Austrian director Valentin Schwarzs new Ring presents the bold and searing idea that the original sin that drives Wagners world of power is the abuse of children. Insofar as one could avoid Schwarzs weird conception of Guntherwas he supposed to be high, or just very, very peculiar?the same could be said of Michael Kupfer-Radecky in that role. 2022-06-22 M Albrecht Budapest . Johannes Brahms Symphonie Nr. Bayreuth festivalValentin Schwarzs new staging of Wagners epic has some thought-provoking moments, but few were sustainable and most were just distracting. Alexander Meier-Drzenbach on La bohme. Biterolf Olafur Sigurdarson Gutrune (Elisabeth Teige), taking a selfie, and Gunther (Michael Kupfer-Radecky) on the sofa. Siegfried The Rheingold is personified by a small boy wearing a yellow cap and T-shirt; therefore Alberich kidnaps the boy from the swimming pool instead of stealing pieces of gold. Monday, January 9, 2023 Alessandro nell'Indie and Bruno de S win Forum Opera readers' poll. Bayreuth, Bayern, Deutschland Lehrauftrag "Choreografische Praxis" Sprach- und Literaturwissenschaftliche Fakultt, Universitt Bayreuth . Today, the building is internationally famous for its excellent acoustics. Lohengrin Gtterdmmerung Festival Bayreuth Baroque 2022. 5.8. In some ways the most successful staging of the cycle was act two of Gtterdmmerung, performed without fuss or distraction inside a simple white cube set that felt like a 20th-century throwback. . Festspielhgel 1-2 Reinhard Traub (lighting) Gtterdmmerung Siegfrieds Tod und Trauermarsch (Klaus Florian Vogt) Gtterdmmerung Final scene (Christine Goerke ), Photo: Enrico Nawrath/Bayreuther Festspiele, Tristan und Isolde conductors at Bayreuth, One of the finest monuments in sound ever to have been raised to the everlasting glory of music. Parsifal Karfreitagszauber, Die Walkre Act 1 But when the Bayreuth Festival Theater opened in 1876, with the premiere of his full "Ring of the Nibelung" a four-opera, 15 . Conductor Cornelius Meister had to step in on very short notice to replace a sick colleague. 8.8. Cornelius Meister, Staatsoper Stuttgart's General Music Director, will conduct the opening of this year's Bayreuth Festival.Meister will make his debut at the Festspielhaus on 25 July 2022 with Tristan und Isolde.Roland Schwab will be in charge of the production. Boston, Massachusetts, United States . He possesses a lyrical instrument with modest volume but serious difficulties in the higher range (I always take into consideration that the singer might not be at his best on the night of the show) as shown in his opening line Vollender das ewige werk. Here, he had to take an extra short breath to prepare the high F, breaking the fluidity of the line. Stefan Herheim om samarbeidet med Gatti etc. Germany Bayreuth Festival 2022 - Wagner, Gtterdmmerung: Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra of the Bayreuth Festival / Cornelius Meister (conductor). Best of 2022: Opera A pocket 'Patience' sits alongside perfect Poulenc from Glyndebourne and concert Handel theartsdesk in Brno - a visionary at home in his 'Moravian Bayreuth . Wanda . August 2022, fr klassik-begeistert.de und klassik-begeistert.at), Tristan und Isolde conductors at Bayreuth, One of the finest monuments in sound ever to have been raised to the everlasting glory of music. As these final pages were reached in Valentin Schwarzs new Ring cycle at the Bayreuth festival, the conductor Cornelius Meister and the festival orchestra, in the concealed Bayreuth pit, were playing out of their skins as the score demanded. 2. He has a powerful, metallic voice that expands as he rises in the tessitura, creating great effects of dramatic tension. Gtterdmmerung Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt " Gorgeous acoustics " Aug 2019 Great performance and great acoustics! The title roles are interpreted by Stephen Gould and Catherine Foster, the other . (Christian Wildhagen, Neue Zrcher Zeitung), Intellektuell und sinnlich erweist sich der neue Bayreuther Ring schlielich als das Fiasko, an das man zuvor drei Abende lang trotzdem nicht glauben konnte. It tried to do too much, some of it interesting and thought-provoking, too much of it merely distracting and inconsequential. Festspiel Open Air Wagner demands constant forte ascensions to A naturals at the most riveting emotional climaxes, such as the end of act one, the beginning of the love duet or the climax moments in Act three; in Goulds voice, they sounded underpowered. But the festival feels as though it needs a radical rethink if it is to merit the reputation and attention. However, he could, at the same time switch very easily to beautiful lyrical moments like in Freias motives or Erdas scene. 14.8. She masterfully sustained the uncomfortable tessitura for a mezzo-soprano, with multiple sections written between E flat and A natural. 07/22/2022 Several female employees at the Bayreuth classical music festival were allegedly groped, including festival director Katharina Wagner. (Lance Ryan on the audiences at Bayreuth), "People sometimes complain that Wagner operas are too long, that they get stiff and sore about 10.30 because they have rushed in to hear one of his works straight from work and are not properly prepared for listening to his music. (Keith Warner, The Guardian), "I have never come across an audience with so much hatred, so much anger, such a thirst for revenge. I thought it was extraordinary and wonderful." It works as a theatrical show. Solist Klaus Florian Vogt Wotans interventions in Das Rheingold lack the lyricism that this character has in Die Walkre. And even if Silins German diction was immaculate, it was noticeable that he was more comfortable on the few lyrical legato lines, like in the fourth actIn des morguens scheine, than in the rest of the opera where his singing is in the recitative style. Gnther Groissbock canceled a year ago. Hermann Ortel Raimund Nolte The orchestra and chorus of the festival sounded beautiful, strong, and full of emotion. 13.8. . Waldhter ihr (Gurnemanz, Ritter) - Act 1 (Remastered 2023, Bayreuth 1962)" and more. Yuval Sharon. (Norddeutscher Rundfunk), Rheingold in Bayreuth Valentin Schwarz lsst Wagners Symbolik leiden: Dass da noch niemand draufgekommen ist: Gttervater Wotan und sein Kontrahent Alberich sind Zwillingsbrder. Conductor Christian Thielemann Above them on the stage, however, Irne Theorins Brnnhilde, who is supposed to be the agent of destruction and rebirth, was settling herself on the bottom of an empty and dirty swimming pool next to the dead body of her husband Siegfried, the remains of her mutilated horse in a plastic bag, and with no suggestion at all in Schwarzs staging that a moment of artistic significance had been reached. Stndig ist man am Rtseln und Entziffern. Die Walkre Walkrenritt Die Walkre Abschied und Feuerzauber (Gnther Groissbck) Foto: Jaap van Zweden Brad Trent. Robe On Location. Schlimmer als die Regie sei der Dirigent und die meisten Snger, sagt unser Kritiker. After 29 performances in the Festspielhaus, the 110th Bayreuth Festival comes to a successful close today. and Rebroadcasts . Frank Castorfs pretentious 2013-17 Bayreuth Ring. (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). Cornelius Meister offered a passionate reading of the score. The artistic outlook for the next Festival years includes promising debuts of conductor Nathalie Stutzmann in Tannhuser and conductor Pablo Heras-Casado in the new production of Parsifal, as well as the return of two great conductors, Semyon Bychkov for the new production of Tristan und Isolde in 2024 and Daniele Gatti for the new production of Die Meistersinger von Nrnberg in 2025. Press Release Stuttgart, 25 February 2022. RoboSpot Tutorials. Tristan is inside the oval for his agony and hallucinations in Act three, but as soon as Isolde enters he jumps out of it and it fades to black. Originally scheduled for 2020, it arrived two years late due to the pandemic with a new conductor, Meister, drafted in at short notice after Pietari Inkinen contracted Covid. Andy Besuch (costumes) Construction work on the stage tower will be completed next year, and 6 wheelchair spaces and a passenger elevator will then be available in the tower on the right. After Tristan A Journey from the Past Backwards into the Present. Klingsors Zaubermdchen: Tuuli Takala, Katja Stuber, Simone Schrder, Alexandra Steiner, Bele Kumberger, Marie Henriette Reinhold But this isnt all that surprising. There is so much in these bloody pieces, all you can do is try to live up to them." Ein junger Hirt Katharina Konradi (7/27, 8/2, 8/5), Alexandra Steiner ( Tomas Konieczny, who sang Wotan, fell on the set in the second act of Die Walkre and had to be replaced for the third act of that opera. Bayreuth Festival Bayreuth 2022: Das Rheingold (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister) Bayreuth 2022: Die Walkre (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister) Bayreuth 2022: Siegfried (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister) Bayreuth 2022: Gtterdmmerung (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister) With an auditorium in which his music unfolds like in no other theatre in the world. Her characterization was intense but believable and she deftly portrayed all the extreme feelings Isolde goes through, from anger and revenge to unconditional love and ecstasy. Da wird Regisseur Valentin Schwarz moralisch: Es sind die Kinder, unser aller Hoffnung. Gralsritter Tansel Akzeybek Ein Nachtwchter Gnther Groissbck, July 2021: 26 This years Discourse Bayreuth also went out into the city and into nature. (Matthias Lachenmann), Bayreuther Festspiele: Ob dieser Ring zu retten ist, wissen die Gtter. (Claude Debussy on Parsifal), "The thing about Wagner is that there can be no true success in any production of his operas, only degrees of failure. The quality of singing was episodic too. They sing the whole love duet of Act two on it, but Isolde is violently pushed out of it by Melot when the couple is discovered, leaving Tristan in the middle, sitting on a chair as the oval turns black. (Some might argue racism too; let us leave that for another day. Those wanting to know more about Wagner's impact on popular culturecan visit the special exhibition, showing at the Richard Wagner Museum, on how the composerhas been appropriated to marketeverything frombeer toheavy metal music. 12.8. After Tristan - A Journey from the Past Backwards into the Present. Hagen (Albert Dohmen). Per-Erik Skramstad - Wagneropera.net. Nobody had done that on the stage before. This role, along with Siegfried, are probably the longest and hardest roles for tenor ever written, and the American tenor sang both of them at this edition of Wagners festival which shows his tremendous stamina and vocal technique. After Tristan A Journey from the Past Backwards into the Present. But to ignore all the magic and mystical references completely means to tell a whole different story, as these themes are essential in the understanding and development of the original intent. We look forward to seeing you again in 2023, stay well! Throughout, Cummings - the festival director - kept a tight rein on the evening's stampede of emotions with his elegant direction from the harpsichord. The firstis a new production of Wagner's romantic drama, "Tristan and Isolde." The festival opened on Monday (July 25, 2022). Konrad Kuhn (dramaturgy) (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele), Hagen (Albert Dohmen) and Gunther (Michael Kupfer-Radecky). (Sddeutsche Zeitung), Valentin Schwarz inszeniert Rheingold bei den Bayreuther Festspielen als Auftakt seines Ring des Nibelungen. Okka von der Damerau sang the short but lucid role of Erda. The Norns, nightmarish looking creatures. 26.7. Recorded (directed by Michael Beyer) at the Bayreuther Festspielhaus on 5.8.2022 and now available on STAGE+ until 14.11.2047. Instead, though, we end up with something that trivially disrupts the very parallelism the production seems to wish to construct between Wotan and Alberich, and arguably has more than a pinch of ableism to it. Elisabeth Teige was a strong Freia, giving entity and strength to a role which is usually portrayed as a weak young girl. He received one of the greatest ovations of the night. Im ersten Aufzug begeistern Georg Zeppenfeld als sonorer, klarer und bsartiger Hunding und Lise Davidsen als prsente Sieglinde, mit einer bombigen Mittellage, ber die sie Tiefen und Hhen eindrcklich erreicht. Find Stephanie Stumph Photos stock photos and editorial news pictures from Getty Images. Opulentes Theater als Raum fr monumentale Barockopern, die es nicht in die blichen gegenwrtigen Spielplne schaffen und eine wachsende Fangemeinde haben. What Now? Wotan - Egils SilinsDonner - Raimund NolteFroh - Attilio GlaserLoge - Daniel KirchFricka - Christa MayerFreia - Elisabeth TeigeErda - Okka von der DamerauAlb. (Bernhard Neuhoff, BR Klassik), Nachdem man den ersten beiden Abenden viel Positives abgewinnen konnte, berrascht nun Cornelius Meister mit einem zupackenden Dirigat und gutem Zusammenspiel mit dem Orchester, whrend die Solisten leider schwcheln und die Inszenierung vielen Zuschauern den letzten Nerv raubt. After Tristan A Journey from the Past Backwards into the Present. In the libretto, Tristan and Isolda are only truly united when they die, as this is the only moment when they can be totally free and love each other without conditions. 30.8. 10 Die Feen 6 1960-1999 1967-08 Bell Bayreuth 1976-05-02 Downes Manchester 1983-02-13 Ehrling Wien 1983-07 Sawallisch Mnchen 1989-09-07 Schwarz Mnchen . In the past, the museum director has often been asked whichcelebrities will be in attendance. That the prologue and first act in particular dragged, often seeming to lie behind whatever notional basic tempo had been set, was nonetheless unfortunate as nonsense upon nonsense unfolded onstage. The new production of Ring des Nibelungen was eagerly awaited, as it had already been scheduled for 2020 and was performed three times this year as a cycle. Tristan und Isolde 26.7. Dramaturgy Konrad Kuhn, Landgraf Hermann Gnther Groissbck Hagen Albert Dohmen Schwab manages to find a perfect balance between the story, which can be clearly understood and all the philosophical/metaphysical concepts that are a constant throughout the opera, creating moments that have a realistic natural approach (the first act until they drink the love potion or Markes monologue in Act two). The light changed with the music, and the shadows and patterns seemed as archetypal as the music itself. 31.7. Her lyrical instrument, with a dark, round sound but sweet timbre and mesmerizing projection, was the perfect contrast to Fosters dramatic voice. Currently, there is a 10-year waiting list for tickets. Even Cornelius Meisters conducting, a solid highlight of the previous three evenings, proved more mixed here. (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). Das Rheingold His voice is bigger and denser comparing to the tenors usually cast for this part. The Nibelungs, a dwarf race, are represented in this production by little blond girls in uniform drawing pictures. Her performance was rotund and strong, giving an emotional characterization. (BR Klassik), Der Ring nimmt an Fahrt auf, was vor allem einer Reihe von exzellenten Snger:innen zu verdanken ist. BUT, the problem is that such a realistic approach does not tell the story of the opera well, filling Wagners original libretto with contradictions to the point that the story being played onstage resembles nothing of the actual text. Bayreuth remains an extraordinary venue, its ambitious ability to mount a new cycle in a single season is remarkable, and the 150th anniversary Ring, to be mounted there in 2026, will doubtless be a global event. We can give unqualified recommendations for the two (2) streams listed below: Radio Clasica de Espana KEY TO READING THE SCHEDULE 2022 (683) December 2022 (43) November 2022 (58 ) October 2022 . The British soprano has a big, dark sound with a marked but stable vibrato. German sagas form the basis for Wagner's "Ring." Clay Hilley, a very late substitute as Siegfried, did more than could reasonably be asked of him. It is not freely associating; indeed, it is barely associating at all. in 2020 the festival was cancelled, 2021 Bayreuth was a shaky affairtoo uncertain for a mammoth ring project. Concert Classique. All the actions take place around this oval in Act one until the couple drink the love potion which is when they step into the oval for the very first time. Audiences journey from around the world to Bayreuth to watch the Ring Cycle whenever it is staged; Wagners purpose-built theatre still has tremendous allure and mystique. connection * Tout l'univers de l'art lyrique. Dabei denken wir natrlich gleich an das Rheingold und die Walkre, wo ebenfalls eine reiche Familie zu sehen ist, so dass sich der Ring zur Gtterdmmerung schliet. The singers will be Christine Goerke, Gnther Groissbck and Klaus Florian Vogt. He imbued his interpretation with power and vocal entity which in this production has to rely on vocal characterization as the staging does not help much. 6.8. And the result was a brilliant, meaningful production which, while modern, is respectful to the music and libretto. Nachhaltigkeit bei Robe. Please check if you entered the email address correctly. Intermission But the days when Bayreuth could claim to set the worlds standards in Wagner production as it did in the late 19th century when the festival began, and then again after the second world war, when the composers grandson Wieland Wagner and successors Patrice Chreau and Harry Kupfer reconceived the works afresh, have gone. Therefore his A flats and naturals sounded muffled and his vibrato became slow and unsteady. Bis eines dem anderen das Auge aussticht und das andere den einen entmannt. The orchestra, even at its loudest, never overpowers a singers voice even if the singers are whispering. Eva Camilla Nylund Kirchs performance was agile, with depurated German diction, and unlimited variety of colors and dynamics. Jens-ann Dunbar gave a timid interpretation of the giant Fasolt. Gunther Michael Kupfer-Radecky Hans Schwarz Andreas Hrl 16.8. And it is this concept that provides the foundation for the production. Alexandra Steiner (Waldvogel), Andreas Schager (Siegfried), Arnold Bezuyen (Mime) and Branko Buchberger (Hagen) in Siegfried, in Valentin Schwarzs staging for Bayreuth. 19.8. August 2021: 1, 8, 12, 17, 24, Conductor Axel Kober He sang the expansive lines of his long monologue Mir dies? with exquisite legato line; the recitative sections were delivered with an immaculate German diction, offering a sorrowful interpretation of the betrayed king. Klingsor Derek Welton The audience, as much as the artists, must be prepared for a performance." Die Walkre Konrad Nachtigal Armin Kolarczyk And OperaWire came about as a desire to take in as much of it and allow the passionate fan base access to everything this wondrous art form has to offer on a daily basis. Unwillingnesslet us be charitableto carry though any coherent correspondence between objects, themes, even often characters, leaves us with an incoherence that does not register as an aesthetic challenge, but simply as a careless mess. Home. Long considered the embodiment of German high culture, Bayreuth's opera festival is the most famous Wagner festival in the World. Bass-baritone Egils Silins was a weak Wotan. Characterisation would help, to put it mildly, but so would a sense of the political and indeed the religiousof context whether broadly, specifically, or both (ideally). More than 50,000 spectators attended this years Festival. Tannhuser Schwarzs cycle was a further milestone in Bayreuths continuing loss of authority and direction. Elisabeth Teiges Gutrune was not helped by the productionwho was?but was a convincing vocal performance. Connoisseurs, friends, skeptics they all come to the green hill every summer to explore his legacy, away from the great centres of culture. This year, hundreds of visitors experienced three enthusiastic performances of the commissioned work Nach Tristan in the Reichshof cinema with the great artists Dagmar Manzel and Sylvester Groth. Even those, however, who discern some kind of return at the close will have wanted a little more for their money than a hasty, borderline-cynical return of dual umbilical chord babies on video, and, prior to that, of a swimming pool for the Rhine. The Festspielorchester is probably the greatest orchestra playing Wagner and it really shows. Theres also a dark sky full of stars for Acts two and three. Wagners Mythos wird in dieser Neuinterpretation zur Familiensaga der Gegenwart. The Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, doubtless understandably, sounded at times tired. Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) . All of the leitmotifs were clearly expressed in the orchestra and all sections were completely balanced. Der Beginn einer groen spannenden Sage? Siegfried The air is boiling in the Festspielhaus, which has neither air conditioning to speak of nor modern fire protection. Ukraine updates: Russia says defense minister visits Donbas, Russian mercenary chief says Bakhmut almost fully encircled, Biden thanks Scholz for 'profound' German support on Ukraine. (Klnische Rundschau), Nach 25 Minuten kommt es in jedem Rheingold zum Schwur. In the cinema Reichshof. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. He has written widely on intellectual, cultural, and musical history from the later seventeenth century to the present day. The only truly standout performance was Lise Davidsens Sieglinde, a performance for the ages. Costumes Rainer Sellmaier Schwarzs idea, in Rheingold, that the cycles foundational sin was the seizure of a child, not of the gold from which a ring of power would be created, was challenging in the best sense. Walther von Stolzing Klaus Florian Vogt First Norn Okka von der Damerau Avant-garde pioneer artist Mary Bauermeister has died, Belgian court paves way for Iran prisoner swap treaty, Palestinians in occupied West Bank live with uncertainty, Thousands of migrants have died in South Texas. In Siegfried, the unwrapping of the tightly bandaged Brnnhilde was a striking take on Siegfrieds moment of female discovery. Das Festival junger Knstler Bayreuth ist eine jhrlich zur Zeit der Bayreuther Festspiele stattfindende Veranstaltung fr junge Musiker und Knstler aus aller Welt. Illuminating ideas were not followed through and in truth were not often sustainable. Herzlich willkommen auf der offiziellen Facebook-Seite der Bayreuther. Olafur Sigurdarson was a fine and plausible Alberich. Get premium, high resolution news photos at Getty Images And so it happens that you see the characters acting completely different from what they are singing; there is a complete detachment between their words and their actions. Robe On The Road. Luis August Krawen, Bayreuth Festival Chorus (chorus master: Eberhard Friedrich) Die galten offenbar der Regie von Valentin Schwarz.

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