Robe lighting's technology SHED. Alexandra Steiner (Waldvogel), Andreas Schager (Siegfried), Arnold Bezuyen (Mime) and Branko Buchberger (Hagen) in Siegfried, in Valentin Schwarzs staging for Bayreuth. (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). 8.8. Review: A New Ring at Bayreuth Does Wagner Without Magic. Fafner Wilhelm Schwinghammer How, asks Kuhn, did this nasty, this hairy and hideous imp beget a child with the proud Queen Grimhild? Perhaps using the power he has amassed by foreswearing love? The Diskurs Bayreuth series of events took place as a supporting program for the seventh time. 21.8. (JPr) Among others, there was a well received one in Leipzig in June, a promising one in Zrich, theres another in Berlin this autumn and two in London in the years to come. 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 Mime Arnold Bezuyen But the tessitura of this role in this opera is mostly central so Silins performance was mostly correct. (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). Knappe Alexandra Steiner Heftige Buhgewitter gab es auch. 5 months ago After 29 performances in the Festspielhaus, the 110th Bayreuth Festival comes to a successful close today. Opera is thriving. Intermission (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). 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. Therefore his A flats and naturals sounded muffled and his vibrato became slow and unsteady. Klingsors Zaubermdchen: Tuuli Takala, Katja Stuber, Simone Schrder, Alexandra Steiner, Bele Kumberger, Marie Henriette Reinhold (BR Klassik), Der Ring nimmt an Fahrt auf, was vor allem einer Reihe von exzellenten Snger:innen zu verdanken ist. It made for a long and dispiriting evening, though. Siegfried apparently forgot to take Notung with himor rather, the director forgot that he should. After 29 performances in the Festspielhaus, the 110th Bayreuth Festival comes to a successful close today. Wotan Egils Silins Waltraute Christa Meyer Subversive: Die Walkre at Bayreuth festival. 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 . 5.8. Poscher managed to dilate the time of each silence to the extreme, creating a strong effect of tension. (Klnische Rundschau), Nach 25 Minuten kommt es in jedem Rheingold zum Schwur. The festival opened on Monday (July 25, 2022). Wotan - Egils SilinsDonner - Raimund NolteFroh - Attilio GlaserLoge - Daniel KirchFricka - Christa MayerFreia - Elisabeth TeigeErda - Okka von der DamerauAlb. 2022 (683) December 2022 (43) November 2022 (58 ) October 2022 . 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. But these perfect conditions for acoustics leave, on the other hand, the singers completely exposed and every mistake is noticeable. Why should we care, if that is all there is? 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. 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. Die Walkre He has written widely on intellectual, cultural, and musical history from the later seventeenth century to the present day. 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. Wagner built the theatre at Bayreuth with shocking innovations at that time. Today, the building is internationally famous for its excellent acoustics. The third act, though, was much better, a sense of form as living structure once again imparted. 10.8. 20.8. As an audience member, one could certainly relate. The Bayreuth Festival A theatre created for a single composer: the Bayreuth Festival Theatre. We can give unqualified recommendations for the two (2) streams listed below: Radio Clasica de Espana KEY TO READING THE SCHEDULE (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). Does Fafner kill his brother Fasolt to keep the boy? (Keith Warner, The Guardian), "I have never come across an audience with so much hatred, so much anger, such a thirst for revenge. August 2022, fr klassik-begeistert.de und klassik-begeistert.at. 1. The tetralogy ha. The quality of singing was episodic too. The theatre is the host for the annual festival Internationale Maifestspiele Wiesbaden, established in 1896 after the . 3. August 2021: 1, 8, 12, 17, 24, Conductor Axel Kober The high note sounded strained and unstable. Der Ring des Nibelungen NYT Critic's Pick. The overture begins with a short motif that concludes in the famous Tristans chord. This is repeated three times in different keys with three silences in between. Donner Raimund Nolte 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. Cornelius Meister and Valentin Schwarz. Recipient of the ETH-Wellcome Translational Full Scholarship (CAS ETH ELTV) . It was the year after Wieland Wagner had died; to be able to see his productions was a total knock-out. The Festspielorchester is probably the greatest orchestra playing Wagner and it really shows. But Corona cast long shadows over Bayreuth's sweltering heat this year. Hans Schwarz Andreas Hrl There is so much in these bloody pieces, all you can do is try to live up to them." He hid the orchestra under the stage to find a better communion between the audience and the stage without the barrier of the orchestra. 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. 27.7. He opted for extremely low and pesante tempi for the prelude and the final scene while choosing fast tempi for the leitmotiv that announces the entry of the giants. Stphanie Mther and Kelly God as two of the Norns in Bayreuth festivals staging of Gtterdmmerung. Mezzo-soprano Christa Mayer sang the role of Fricka with her powerful dark sound and an astonishing low register. Innovation. She just has a few vocal appearances but her clean, strong ascensions to A naturals and B flats shown her vocal power, round sound, and astonishing projection. (Some might argue racism too; let us leave that for another day. He explored the frenzy and cynicism of this role, even while the staging demanded a naturalistic personification of this Demi-God of fire.. Her interpretation was chilling and full of pathos. Gtterdmmerung Siegfrieds Rheinfahrt Valentin Schwarzs production is set in the 21st century, with hyper realistic sets and costumes and a natural acting approach focused on human passions like love, greed and power. Siegfried 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. Festspiel Open Air 28.7. Nachhaltigkeit bei Robe. Broadcasts from the Bayreuth festival A production by Wolfgang Wagner (1970) Audio. 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. The festspielhaus in Bayreuth is possibly the most unique opera house in the world. There may be no definitive answer, yet it is hardly a question simply to be ignored or, worse, trivialised. 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. Konrad Kuhn (dramaturgy) Valentin Schwarzs production of the four-opera epic presents human characters with relations even more tangled than usual. However, as I noted in my review of his Gtterdmmerung, he has lost volume and harmonics in his higher register. Vor allem mit dem Familienoberhaupt gibt es Probleme. Alexander Meier-Drzenbach on La bohme. 3 F-Dur op. Mark your calendars! Casting. Andy Besuch (costumes) In the cinema Reichshof. There were also four performances of Der fliegende Hollnder, five performances of Lohengrin, five performances of Tannhuser, and two concerts under the musical direction of Andris Nelsons. Siegfried Valentin Schwarz erntet fr seine wenig schlssige Neuinszenierung von Richard Wagners Ring des Nibelungen fast einhellige Ablehnung. "The Ring is a massive family epic in almost Greek format and is therefore made for a cinematic approach," Schwarz explains in the trailer for the fourth part of the series, namely "Gtterdmmerung," or "Twilight of the Gods.". They mostly sang in ensemble and their voices melded together beautifully, offering one great moment after another. (Schwarzwlder Bote), Schnitzeljagd fr Wagner-Nerds: Der schreckliche Drache ist ein todkranker, uralter Mann. Per-Erik Skramstad - Wagneropera.net. 25.7.2021 performance and streamed (directed by Andy Sommer) for a limited time on DG Stage. Bass-baritone Egils Silins was a weak Wotan. Gtterdmmerung (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele), But poor Brnnhilde (seriously). Christian Thielemann. Das Rheingold 26.8. Connoisseurs, friends, skeptics they all come to the green hill every summer to explore his legacy, away from the great centres of culture. 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. Klingsor Derek Welton Stream songs including "Parsifal: Vorspiel - Act 1 (Remastered 2023, Bayreuth 1962)", "Parsifal: He! Die Walkre Walkrenritt Die Walkre Abschied und Feuerzauber (Gnther Groissbck) The focus was on the two new productions of Der Ring des Nibelungen and Tristan und Isolde. in 2020 the festival was cancelled, 2021 Bayreuth was a shaky affairtoo uncertain for a mammoth ring project. (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. Hans Sachs Michael Volle Long considered the embodiment of German high culture, Bayreuth's opera festival is the most famous Wagner festival in the World. Illuminating ideas were not followed through and in truth were not often sustainable. Der fliegende Hollnder Meisters direction was fluent and competent without coming close to the excellence of Christian Thielemanns conducting of Lohengrin in the middle of the Ring week. ), Cornelius Meister. Important castings were changed right up to the first performances, with Tomasz Konieczny injuring himself when a chair broke during Die Walkre, requiring Michael Kupfer-Radetzky to make a successful substitution at very short notice, and Clay Hilley stepping in for Stephen Gould as Siegfried in Gtterdmmerung at the last minute. Jul 2021 - Nov 2022 1 year 5 months. Eingesprungen fr den an Corona erkrankten Dirigenten Pietari Inkinen ist Cornelius Meister. Brnnhilde Irne Theorin Waltraute did not suit Christa Mayer quite so much as Fricka, but there was little doubting the quality of verbal response. He offered a strong characterization from the cynical and lively mariner in Act one to the hopeless friend in Act three. Her timbre is completely round and even throughout her whole tessitura. 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. Bayreuths audience is very passionate, and they express their approval/disapproval very loudly at the curtain calls. When expanded it provides a list of search options that will switch the search inputs to match the current selection. Fortunately, he has conducted the "Ring" many times before. 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. August 07, 2022 When the curtain fell on the new production of Gtterdmmerung on Friday, it drew the worst storm of audience hostility that veteran Wagner watchers can recall. With neither ship nor sea, Dmitri Tcherniakovs new Bayreuth Festival staging recasts the opera as a tale of violent revenge (New York Times), At Bayreuth, it is Tcherniakovs Der fliegende Hollnder we see while Oksana Lyniv lets us hear Wagners (Jim Pritchard in Seen and Heard), Wagners "Hollnder" als Dorf-Thriller (BR-Klassik), At this years Bayreuth Festival, both cheers and jeers greet the new production of Wagners classic (Financial Times), Conductor Philippe Jordan Cornelius Meister (conductor), Valentin Schwarz. Currently, there is a 10-year waiting list for tickets. For the first time, there will be a surprise free program with musicians from the opera productions as part of a "Festival Open Air" on two evenings, which will not only be about Wagner. That said, Gould shined in lyrical sections such as O sinkhernieder, nacht der liebe or So starben wir in Act two and the calmer moments during his long scene in act three, where the vocal writing is central and demands legato singing. The cycle nevertheless produced good moments. Stephan Gould sang the role of Tristan. Bayreuth Festival 2023 in Bavaria - Dates Best time to go to Bavaria Bayreuth Festival 2023 Feel the atmosphere of the most prestigious opera festival dedicated to a single composer-Richard Wagner Share Last updated: October 21, 2022 See all BoblyP Dates July 24-August 28, 2023 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Remind Me The singers will be Christine Goerke, Gnther Groissbck and Klaus Florian Vogt. 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). Waldhter ihr (Gurnemanz, Ritter) - Act 1 (Remastered 2023, Bayreuth 1962)" and more. Listen to Wagner: Parsifal by Hans Knappertsbusch by Hans Knappertsbusch, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Bayreuth Festival Chorus on Apple Music. Anyway, Grane goes with Siegfried into the world (actually, back to part of Fafners house, I think) to encounter a Gunther who slightly resembles Peter Stringfellow or even Jimmy Savile, but whose inspiration a German friend tells me is a trashy television series called Die Geissens eine schrecklich glamourse Familie. It comes from the extensive library of the Counts Giech, who held court in the Thurnau manor until the 19th century. Please check if you entered the email address correctly. 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. These bare stagings, where everything was done with lighting. Bass: Gnther Groissbck The contrast between light and dark is constantly present with big shadows of the characters on the rounded walls, their silhouettes seen on the open ceiling or the back door, which is rather dark or illuminated in an impossible blinding white (depending on the several references to the light of the day or the darkness of the night). (JPr) 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. connection * Tout l'univers de l'art lyrique. It was there, but Brnnhilde kept it, storing up various trouble for a final scene to the first act. At the most exciting musical theatre festival in the world. Her performance was rotund and strong, giving an emotional characterization. . (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. Tannhuser Stephen Gould More information is available on the official website of the festival. Hagen (Albert Dohmen) and Brnnhilde (Irene Theorin). The British soprano has a big, dark sound with a marked but stable vibrato. (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. 2.8. Mon 17 Jul 2023 Kulturinsel Whrmhle . He dies at the front of the stage as Isolde remains trapped at the back, unable to cross the central oval. Festival Bayreuth Baroque 2022. The two acclaimed open-air concerts in the Festival Park were enjoyed by more than 8000 visitors, and these concerts are to be held again next year. 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. The title roles are interpreted by Stephen Gould and Catherine Foster, the other . Gunther Michael Kupfer-Radecky (Patrick Carnegy to The Guardian). Gralsritter Tansel Akzeybek Okt. The air is boiling in the Festspielhaus, which has neither air conditioning to speak of nor modern fire protection. On the opening day of the Richard Wagner Festival, temperatures in Bayreuth are well over 30 degrees. Tenor Daniel Kirch sang the role of Loge. Foster displayed unbelievable stamina required for this role as she finished the performance with an incredibly moving interpretation of the Liebestod. Her voice was fresh and the breath support was intact. Wanda . 1.8. I am only too aware of precedents, of how, say, Patrice Chreaus first run met with uproar and incomprehension, proceeding to become perhaps the best loved (and esteemed) Ring of all time. (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele), Elisabeth Teige as Gutrune. Stefan Herheim om samarbeidet med Gatti etc. Reinhard Traub (lighting) (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. Der Auftakt mit Das Rheingold war brav und fern von groartig. Tristan - Stephen GouldMarke - Georg ZeppenfeldIsolde - Catherine FosterKurwenal - Markus EicheMelot - Olafur SigurdarsonBrangne - Ekaterina GubanovaEin Hir. It is hardly unusual for the gods to have nothing god-like to them at any stage whatsoever, though such is at best a one-sided view. If vocal performances did not always reach the heights, nor did they ever fall below a reasonable level. Alexander Meier-Drzenbach on La bohme. Robe On The Road. Bayreuth Festival Tickets 2023 Buy Now Since the Bayreuth Festival reopened in 1951, Bayreuth Festival tickets have sold out year after year. Gnther Groissbock canceled a year ago. The Schwarz cycle ran out of steam in the end because it had no big or unifying idea not even a really bad unifying idea such as Frank Castorfs pretentious 2013-17 Bayreuth Ring which preceded this one. (Martin Kettle, The Guardian), Das Licht der Welt erblicken auch zwei Kinder, die wir im Vorspiel in einer Videoprojektion sehen, die sich wohl schon im Mutterleib spinnefeind sind Wotan und sein Schatten (C. G. Jung) Alberich. 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. After two constricted pandemic years, the Bayreuth Festival is back with an unprecedented line-up of Wagner operas and full houses.Those attending this . First Norn Okka von der Damerau Magdalene Christa Mayer