The New York Times – Music:
In some cases, the inflammatory, Nazi-associated term has been changed out of sensitivity. What do we lose when that happens?
Category: Bayreuth Wagner Festival
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Jürgen Flimm, Director of Festivals and Opera Houses, Dies at 81
The New York Times – Music:
He left his mark in Hamburg, Berlin, Salzburg and elsewhere. He also directed a memorable “Ring” cycle in Bayreuth.
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Review: A New ‘Ring’ at Bayreuth Does Wagner Without Magic
The New York Times – Music:
Valentin Schwarz’s production of the four-opera epic presents human characters with relations even more tangled than usual.
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‘A Stone in the Mosaic’: A Director Enters the House of Wagner
The New York Times – Music:
At 33, Valentin Schwarz is taking on the monumental “Ring” cycle at the theater Wagner built for it in Bayreuth, Germany.