The New York Times – Music:
Two conductors — a mentor and a protégé, both trained as pianists — bring precision and lyricism to the first new staging of Wagner’s epic in a decade.
Category: Thielemann, Christian
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At Wagner’s Festival, New Technology Reveals a Leadership Rift
The New York Times – Music:
The Bayreuth Festival’s production of “Parsifal” will feature augmented reality. Securing the equipment set off a financial and philosophical dispute.
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The Vienna Philharmonic Tends the Classics With a Perfect Partner
The New York Times – Music:
Christian Thielemann led the storied orchestra in three concerts at Carnegie Hall, including a revelatory performance of Strauss’s “An Alpine Symphony.”