Tag: Bayreuth Festival
Austerity measures at the Bayreuth Festival – Culture
Richard Wagner was often in trouble when it came to money, and the festival he founded was just as difficult. After the admission prices were significantly increased this year against…
Theater gastronomy: eat something?
Ice-cold salmon bites and three-euro chocolate bars: It’s practically impossible to eat halfway well in the theater. Does it have to be like that? A hungry cry at the start…
Bayreuth Festival: balance sheet and outlook – culture
In fact: Although 58,000 people attended the Bayreuth Festival this year, it was not completely sold out for the first time in its recent history. This is due to the…
Wagner star tenor Stephen Gould ends his career. – Culture
He once said that Tristan was his last stop. Last year he sang the role, once again, in the new production of Richard Wagner’s “Tristan und Isolde” at the opening…
Why the Bayreuth Festival must remain independent – Culture
Bavaria’s Minister of Art Markus Blume (CSU) is a man with childlike visions. According to Bayerischer Rundfunk, he recently said about the Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth, which will end…
How to prepare now for the Bayreuter Festival 2024 – Munich
Didn’t make it to the Bayreuth Festival again? No problem, you can also hear “Lohengrin”, “Parsifal” or “Tannhäuser” at other houses throughout the year. And in general there is now…
Art theft in Bayreuth: bring Wagner back – Bavaria
Bavaria is known to be a haven of security and order, you only need to ask the Minister of the Interior. Nevertheless, occasionally something happens that cannot be avoided, sometimes…
All mini Wagner figures disappeared from the Green Hill – Bavaria
The artist Ottmar Hörl installed more than 100 gold-colored Wagner sculptures in front of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus at the end of July – now they are all gone. “The work…
Bayreuth Festival: Open Air and “Parsifal” for children – Bavaria
Parsifal has much help. “If the Grail is to give you the power, don’t let yourself be distracted.” If a hundred children shout that, Kundry doesn’t stand a chance. Whereby…
Bayreuth: At the opening, the plant pots fly – Bavaria
It’s not exactly unusual for the summer opening of the Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth to be lit by lightning. On the contrary, a flurry of flashbulbs is even guaranteed.…