The New York Times – Music:
As the Bayreuth Festival celebrates 150 years, Wagnerians from around the globe brave heat, hard seats and a complex history for a unique music tradition.
Category: Der Ring des Nibelungen (Opera)
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Hot, Uncomfortable, Matchless: Opera Pilgrims Can’t Quit Bayreuth
The New York Times – Music:
The Bayreuth Festival, where Wagner’s operas have been performed for 150 years, is inconvenient and unpleasant. Why does it have such a hold on fans?
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Donald McIntyre, 91, Dies; Starred in New Vision of Wagner’s Operas
The New York Times – Music:
As Wotan in Patrice Chéreau’s neo-Marxist staging of the “Ring” cycle, he was part of a celebrated, polarizing moment in opera history.
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At Bayreuth, the Work on Wagner’s Operas Is Never Done
The New York Times – Music:
At the festival that Wagner founded, a new “Parsifal” looks different depending on how you see it, and a workshop model refreshes revivals.
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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.