Review | Alienating AR in Bayreuth Festival’s Parsifal
American theatre director Jay Scheib’s 2023 production of Wagner’s Parsifal received its third revival at this summer’s Bayreuth Festival (seen Aug. 17). It originally made…
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Review | Stellar cast reinvigorates Vienna State Opera Ring
This June, Vienna State Opera revived its production of Wagner’s Ring (first seen in its entirety in 2009), offering two cycles at the end of…
Review | Bayreuth Festival 2024: Wagner revisited
One of the most unique features of the annual Bayreuth Festival dedicated to the operas of Richard Wagner is the opportunity it affords to revisit…
Review | New Bayreuth Festival Ring Cycle — A Stew of Undercooked Ideas
After a long, pandemic-induced delay, the Bayreuther Festspiele finally premiered its new production of Wagner’s Ring Cycle on July 31, but not before a myriad…
