Bayreuth festivalValentin Schwarzs new staging of Wagners epic has some thought-provoking moments, but few were sustainable and most were just distracting. Auch Klaus Florian Vogt kann begeistern, selbst wenn ihm die Partie eigentlich zu tief liegt. (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). (Judith von Sternburg, Frankfurter Rundschau), Christian Thielemann bringt Bayreuth zurck, wo es musikalisch hingehrt! It is far from the case that every idea advanced is unworthy of consideration; the problem more is that the production itself barely deigns to extend that consideration, already having jumped on something else. A revampedversion of the opera cycle "The Ring of the Nibelung" is also eagerly awaited. Lohengrin Vorspiel It seems to speak more than anything of lack of acquaintance with Wagners work andwhich may or may not be fairsheer laziness. 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. With an auditorium in which his music unfolds like in no other theatre in the world. DE. 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 . (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele), But poor Brnnhilde (seriously). Knappe Simone Schrder In the cinema Reichshof. Hermann Ortel Raimund Nolte Mon 17 Jul 2023 Kulturinsel Whrmhle . Hagen (Albert Dohmen). The title roles are interpreted by Stephen Gould and Catherine Foster, the other . Die galten offenbar der Regie von Valentin Schwarz. The air is boiling in the Festspielhaus, which has neither air conditioning to speak of nor modern fire protection. Turning a horse into a man in a suit does not seem much compensation, or even relevant. 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. The conception of this production of turning the giants into gangsters did not help him in portraying a menacing strong character deeply infatuated with the goddess Freia. 13.8. But truth be told, the production entertains and the sets are pleasant to look at: a swimming pool for the opening scene, a vintage decorated mansion for the second and fourth scene, cars, guns, CCTV footage. Stphanie Mther and Kelly God as two of the Norns in Bayreuth festivals staging of Gtterdmmerung. Markus Eiches lyrical baritone was ideal for the role of Kurwenal. Concert with excerpts from Tannhuser, Rienzi and Tristan und Isolde. His interpretation of his second scene monologue immer ist Undnak was amusing and emotional at the same time. Bayreuther Festspiele - Bayreuth Festival | Bayreuth Irene Theorin as Brnnhilde. 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. 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. Hans Sachs Michael Volle 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. Lohengrin International expert workshop on the digital health divide at the University of Bayreuth, Campus Kulmbach: Submit your Beliebt bei Petronela Sandulache. 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. 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. (Deutschlandfunk Kultur), Im Stil einer Netflix-Serie will der junge Regisseur Valentin Schwarz Wagners "Ring" in Bayreuth erzhlen: als Familiensaga, die in unserer Gegenwart spielt. Da wird Regisseur Valentin Schwarz moralisch: Es sind die Kinder, unser aller Hoffnung. Ukrainian women rock! Flosshilde Katie Stevenson But whats most fascinating is that most characters cant step on it or cross the floor screen; in fact only Tristan and Isolde stay on it. Perhaps this might too, then; or perhaps I might change my mind and come to recant, as I did with Frank Castorf (parts of whose production I had, though, always admired). Tannhuser Waldhter ihr (Gurnemanz, Ritter) - Act 1 (Remastered 2023, Bayreuth 1962)" and more. (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). Advertisement Those attending this. They take everything personally. 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. Festspiel Open Air 28.7. 30.8. Heftige Buhgewitter gab es auch. These bare stagings, where everything was done with lighting. But there is no magic in this production and the fight for the ring in scenes three and four is, to be blunt, ridiculous and confusing. 26.7. 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. There is no Wotan spear at all, an element that plays a crucial importance throughout the whole Ring cycle. I understand the idea of focusing in human relationships and setting the action in modern times to make these challenges operas more accessible to modern audiences. Per-Erik Skramstad - Wagneropera.net. Knappe Alexandra Steiner 95445 Bayreuth, In 2023, wahnfood GmbH from Bayreuth will again provide catering services for the Bayreuth Festival before the performances, during, The Bayreuth Festival GmbH is looking for several make-up artists (m/f/d) for the 2023 season (period between May 15 and. It is the moment to which everything in the cycle has been leading, the moment when the tangled and dishonest world of the gods, in which the audience has been enmeshed across four operas and nearly 16 hours of music and drama, comes crashing down. Rarely if ever before, though, can they have been so recklessly divested of all character, even much in the way of motivation, and for that to have been the fate of dwarves, giants, heroes, and humans too. Stefan Herheim om samarbeidet med Gatti etc. Okka von der Damerau sang the short but lucid role of Erda. Cornelius Meister and Valentin Schwarz. Clay Hilley, a very late substitute as Siegfried, did more than could reasonably be asked of him. Her successor, Olaf Scholz, will not be attending the premiere of "Tristan und Isolde," but minister of state for culture Claudia Rothwill be there. Bayreuth Festival Orchestra Jul 31, 2022 Heute ist es endlich soweit! 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. Knappe Martin Homrich Wagners Mythos wird in dieser Neuinterpretation zur Familiensaga der Gegenwart. (Benjamin Britten to Alan Blyth, Gramophone), "I was bowled over. Lohengrin 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. But his voice lost intensity and projection from the middle to the upper range, giving little vocal consistency in a role which has to sound authoritative and powerful. The light changed with the music, and the shadows and patterns seemed as archetypal as the music itself. Select from premium Stephanie Stumph Photos of the highest quality. The singers will be Christine Goerke, Gnther Groissbck and Klaus Florian Vogt. Bayreuths audience is very passionate, and they express their approval/disapproval very loudly at the curtain calls. 7.8. In addition to "Tristan and Isolde" and the "Ring" series, the operas "Lohengrin" and "Tannhuser" will be performed in addition tolast year's "Flying Dutchman," conducted by Oksana Lyniv,the first femaleconductor at the Bayreuth Festival. Hagen (Albert Dohmen) and Brnnhilde (Irene Theorin). Its also completely comprehensible, something rarely common nowadays in the world of Regietheater. Solist Klaus Florian Vogt, Parsifal Vorspiel Act 1 (Mnchner Merkur), Das Rheingold in Bayreuth: Poolparty mit Kindesentfhrung. Bass: Gnther Groissbck Hagens return right at the end, stumbling on to shout Zurck vom Ring (is he advising people to stay away from himself?) 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. (Matthias Lachenmann), Der Bayreuther Ring-Regisseur Valentin Schwarz inszeniert Wagners groes Musikdrama um Gold und Gier, Zwerge und Drachen als moderne Serie ber eine verkorkste Familie. Her sound widens as she rises to her higher range, something that was first noticeable as she delivered two thunderous big B naturals during her long Act one scene Von einem kahn. We heard this intense roundness again when she delivered two high Cs when the lovers are reunited in Act two. Stream songs including "Parsifal: Vorspiel - Act 1 (Remastered 2023, Bayreuth 1962)", "Parsifal: He! Wanda . I thought it was extraordinary and wonderful." Wotan Egils Silins Siegfried New on STAGE+ Opera Bayreuth's new Ring: Siegfried Valentin Schwarz 244 Min Opera Bayreuth's new Ring: Gtterdmmerung Valentin Schwarz 274 Min Opera Bayreuth's new Ring: Die Walkre Valentin Schwarz 234 Min Opera Bayreuth's new Ring: Das Rheingold Valentin Schwarz 154 Min Opera The Rhinemaidens and Norns were all very good. Grane Igor Schwab, Valentin Schwarz (director) Already for the thirteenth time, realized by BF Medien, the project Wagner for Children took place. Yuval Sharon. Stephan Gould sang the role of Tristan. And furthermore, the production, the conductor and some singers received the disapproval of the audience on the opening night. What for?. He received one of the greatest ovations of the night. Intermission The Bayreuth Festival (German: Bayreuther Festspiele) is a music festival held annually in Bayreuth, Germany, at which performances of operas by the 19th-century German composer Richard Wagner are presented. For the 16-hour cycle of the "Ring," which premiered in 1876, Richard Wagner had his festival hall built according to his own architectural ideas. Reinmar von Zweter Wilhelm Schwinghammer (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). August 2021: 1, 8, 12, 17, 24, Conductor Axel Kober Meister created great moments of tension, such as during the crescendo of the prelude, where he kept increasing the depth and density of the sound while keeping an impossibly slow tempo. 11.8. Das Festival junger Knstler Bayreuth ist eine jhrlich zur Zeit der Bayreuther Festspiele stattfindende Veranstaltung fr junge Musiker und Knstler aus aller Welt. The Nibelungs, a dwarf race, are represented in this production by little blond girls in uniform drawing pictures. Nobody had done that on the stage before. August 22, 2022 16:00:00. In the Festspielhaus on the "green hill" a pilgrimage spot for Richard Wagner fans from all over the world there will be more Wagneroperas to watch than ever before. The Norns were sung by Okka von der Damerau, Stphanie Mther and Kelly God. He overdarkens and rounds the sound which leads to him losing projection from the C upwards above the stave. Das Rheingold (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). 2022/07/26. Ein ereignisreicher Abend mit berragenden, traurigen und mittelmigen Momenten. In fact, the end of the opera, with this elderly couple holding each other at the very front of the stage as the curtain falls, provides a unique and alternate reading to Wagners poem. Magdalene Christa Mayer There is not much of a mystery, here, really, let alone inconsistency, though what form of power is of course open to speculation and interpretation. 2022 16:00:00. Christa Mayer, Okka von der Damerau, Olafin Sigundason Shine in Valentin Schwarzs Confused Productions. If vocal performances did not always reach the heights, nor did they ever fall below a reasonable level.