(Norddeutscher Rundfunk), Rheingold in Bayreuth Valentin Schwarz lsst Wagners Symbolik leiden: Dass da noch niemand draufgekommen ist: Gttervater Wotan und sein Kontrahent Alberich sind Zwillingsbrder. Richard Wagner: visionary, utopian his heritage remains alive here. 95445 Bayreuth. ", "I had the feeling that more and more people were coming to Bayreuth for the first time, rather than for 30 or 40 years," museum director Sven Friedrich toldDW. Fasolt Jens-Erik Aasb Anders Larsson studerade vid Kungliga Musikhgskolan i Stockholm (Master och Diplom) ren 1990-1997.. Karrir. 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. (Tiroler Tageszeitung), Bhnenunfall, Buhgewitter und ein unrunder Ring: Eine Schrecksekunde, ein Bhnenunfall und ein Einspringer, der bejubelt wird. Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival, 7-17 September 2023, Margravial Opera House, Bayreuth - Program Wagner demands constant forte ascensions to A naturals at the most riveting emotional climaxes, such as the end of act one, the beginning of the love duet or the climax moments in Act three; in Goulds voice, they sounded underpowered. Hagen (Albert Dohmen). 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. And it is this concept that provides the foundation for the production. Knappe Martin Homrich The fact that the COVID pandemic is not yet over has become painfully apparent in Bayreuth. Ultimately, this was a magnificent performance where the production, the cast and the musicians were excellent and therefore were correspondingly lauded by Bayreuths passionate audience at the curtain call, something which was rarely seen at this years festival. Her successor, Olaf Scholz, will not be attending the premiere of "Tristan und Isolde," but minister of state for culture Claudia Rothwill be there. But the festival feels as though it needs a radical rethink if it is to merit the reputation and attention. Find live music near you. Bayreuths audience is very passionate, and they express their approval/disapproval very loudly at the curtain calls. Der Auftakt mit Das Rheingold war brav und fern von groartig. There was a foretaste last year at a multimedia "Ring" performance, which included a production of "The Valkyries" by Austrian action artist Hermann Nitsch. DE. Her interpretation of Einsam wachend, which is on the most beautiful melodies written in this score, was extremely moving. 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. Max Emanuel Cencic chante Haendel au Festival Bayreuth Baroque 2022. 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. The cycle nevertheless produced good moments. 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. 31.8. We look forward to seeing you again in 2023, stay well! In the cinema Reichshof. It was the year after Wieland Wagner had died; to be able to see his productions was a total knock-out. Conductor Christian Thielemann 30.8. The incidents will now be investigated.. Conductor: Andris Nelsons Woglinde Lee-an Dunbar Concert with excerpts from Tannhuser, Rienzi and Tristan und Isolde. The timbrical richness of Wagners orchestration was solid, but I consider that this interpretation relied strongly on the dynamics. (Keith Warner, The Guardian), "I have never come across an audience with so much hatred, so much anger, such a thirst for revenge. Personal assistant Grane is still around too. (Schwarzwlder Bote), Schnitzeljagd fr Wagner-Nerds: Der schreckliche Drache ist ein todkranker, uralter Mann. 21.8. Stphanie Mther and Kelly God as two of the Norns in Bayreuth festivals staging of Gtterdmmerung. Does Fafner kill his brother Fasolt to keep the boy? "That's why I already feel very comfortable and at home in the 'Ring' production," he said. Balthasar Zorn Martin Homrich Innovation. (Some might argue racism too; let us leave that for another day. Hermann Ortel Raimund Nolte The light changed with the music, and the shadows and patterns seemed as archetypal as the music itself. For those new to Wagner, the museum has also recently begun offering special tours on performance days under the theme "Festival for Beginners. Da wird Regisseur Valentin Schwarz moralisch: Es sind die Kinder, unser aller Hoffnung. Excerpts from Die Walkre, Lohengrin, Parsifal and Gtterdmmerung will be heard. It is a competitive market. (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. 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 The unfortunate image resembles Golden Girl Rose Nylund doing a turn as Salome on her way to collect midnight cheesecake, albeit with none of the fun or interest that might entail. Gtterdmmerung Gunther leaves the carrier bag with pieces of his body by the pool for Brnnhilde in pink dressing gown eventually to pick up Granes head to sing to. The staging is mostly dynamic with the exception of the first scene which turned out to be quite still and slow. Bayreuther Festspiele GmbH ), Cornelius Meister. Just a few days ago, the Finnish conductor Pietari Inkinen, who had been rehearsing the "Ring" with the Festival Orchestra, had to back out due after contracting COVID. The Rhinemaidens and Norns were all very good. Characterisation would help, to put it mildly, but so would a sense of the political and indeed the religiousof context whether broadly, specifically, or both (ideally). 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. And so it happens that you see the characters acting completely different from what they are singing; there is a complete detachment between their words and their actions. Siegfried Fafner Wilhelm Schwinghammer Hagen (Albert Dohmen) and Brnnhilde (Irene Theorin). 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. Costumes by Andy Besuch. . It works as a theatrical show. 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. Dramaturgy Konrad Kuhn, Landgraf Hermann Gnther Groissbck These bare stagings, where everything was done with lighting. 14.8. An evening between Richard Wagner and Heiner Mller, exploring the path from TRISTAN UND ISOLDE to Heiner Mller's play QUARTETT, with texts by both authors and music by Wagner, arranged by Ingo Kerkhof and Gerhard Ahrens as part of the event series Diskurs Bayreuth of the Bayreuth Festival 2022 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. The title roles are interpreted by Stephen Gould and Catherine Foster, the other . After two constricted pandemic years, the Bayreuth Festival is back with an unprecedented lineup of Wagner operas and full houses. What Now? Cornelius Meister (conductor), At Wagners Festival, a Dutchman Never Sails. "We are very happy to be virtually sold-out.". Tristan - Stephen GouldMarke - Georg ZeppenfeldIsolde - Catherine FosterKurwenal - Markus EicheMelot - Olafur SigurdarsonBrangne - Ekaterina GubanovaEin Hir. divisive production of Der Ring des Nibelungen. Other highlights from the Bayreuth Festival 2021 on DG Stage include Frank Castorf's provocative production of Der Ring . Tannhuser Produkte. Die Walkre The Bayreuth Festival Orchestra, doubtless understandably, sounded at times tired. 28.7. Der Ring des Nibelungen NYT Critic's Pick. Schwarzs cycle was a further milestone in Bayreuths continuing loss of authority and direction. A revampedversion of the opera cycle "The Ring of the Nibelung" is also eagerly awaited. Lea-Ann Dunbar, Stephanie Houtzeel and Katie Stevenson portrayed the three Rhinemaidens. Subversive: Die Walkre at Bayreuth festival. A tale of sex und crime: Just who are the Nibelungs? Bayreuth 2022: Das Rheingold (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister), Bayreuth 2022: Die Walkre (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister), Bayreuth 2022: Siegfried (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister), Bayreuth 2022: Gtterdmmerung (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister), Bayreuth 2019: Tannhuser (Tobias Kratzer/Christian Thielemann), Bayreuth 2019: Lohengrin (Yuval Sharon/Christian Thielemann), Bayreuth 2019: Die Meistersinger von Nrnberg (Kosky/Jordan), Bayreuth 2019: Tristan und Isolde (Katharina Wagner/Christian Thielemann), Bayreuth 2017: Die Meistersinger von Nrnberg (Kosky/Jordan), Bayreuth 2017: Parsifal (Uwe Eric Laufenberg / Hartmut Haenchen), Bayreuth 2017: Das Rheingold (Frank Castorf/Marek Janowski), Bayreuth 2017: Die Walkre (Frank Castorf/ Marek Janowski), Bayreuth 2017: Siegfried (Castorf/Janowski), Bayreuth 2017: Gtterdmmerung (Castorf/Janowski), Bayreuth 2016: Parsifal (Uwe Eric Laufenberg / Hartmut Haenchen), Bayreuth 2016: Tristan und Isolde (Katharina Wagner/Christian Thielemann), Bayreuth 2016: Gtterdmmerung (Frank Castorf/ Marek Janowski), Bayreuth-2016: Siegfried (Frank Castorf/ Marek Janowski), Bayreuth 2016: Die Walkre (Frank Castorf/ Marek Janowski), Bayreuth 2016: Das Rheingold (Frank Castorf/Marek Janowski), Bayreuth 2014: Frank Castorf Ring: Das Rheingold, Bayreuth 2014: Frank Castorf Ring: Die Walkre, Bayreuth 2014: Frank Castorf Ring: Siegfried, Bayreuth 2014: Frank Castorf Ring: Gtterdmmerung, Bayreuth 2011: Marthaler Tristan und Isolde, Daniel Barenboim: Complete Wagner Operas (34 CD), Christian Wildhagen, Neue Zrcher Zeitung, Judith von Sternburg, Frankfurter Rundschau, Klaus Billand, 5. Markus Poscher offered an emotional reading of the score, giving special emphasis to the multiple crescendos and silences throughout. 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. Valentin Schwarzs production of the four-opera epic presents human characters with relations even more tangled than usual. 22.8. Der Beginn einer groen spannenden Sage? Bis eines dem anderen das Auge aussticht und das andere den einen entmannt. 3 F-Dur op. Der fliegende Hollnder (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). Regarder Grand bal symphonique avec l'Orchestre national de France De Berlioz Offenbach 44 min. Das Rheingold review no ring, no gold, instead child abuse and abduction drive Bayreuths new Ring, Original reporting and incisive analysis, direct from the Guardian every morning. Gaby Reucher, Deutsche Welle 7/22/2022. Too often, though, the cycle was a patchwork, coming briefly into focus and then slipping out of it again. Bayreuth Festival Bayreuth 2022: Das Rheingold (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister) Bayreuth 2022: Die Walkre (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister) Bayreuth 2022: Siegfried (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister) Bayreuth 2022: Gtterdmmerung (Valentin Schwarz / Cornelius Meister) The opther three operas are delayed to 2022. Robe On The Road. Knappe Alexandra Steiner Festspiel Open Air Okka von der Damerau sang the short but lucid role of Erda. Advertisement Those attending this. 2022 16:00:00. But the tremendously difficult task of a stage director is to find solutions to the scenes, not to ignore them, and create a parallel dramaturgy. He has a powerful, metallic voice that expands as he rises in the tessitura, creating great effects of dramatic tension. (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). Andy Besuch (costumes) (JPr) Fullness and bloom of voice were often as impressive as her sheer resolve to get on with it. 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. 25.7.2021 performance and streamed (directed by Andy Sommer) for a limited time on DG Stage. Occasionally, everything comes together, as it did last in Barry Koskys 2017 Die Meistersinger, conducted by Philippe Jordan, and before that in Stefan Herheims brilliant Parsifal in 2008, conducted by Daniele Gatti. TAFF Festspielnacht am Goldbergsee 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. August 22, 2022 16:00:00. Robe lighting's technology SHED. Schwab manages to find a perfect balance between the story, which can be clearly understood and all the philosophical/metaphysical concepts that are a constant throughout the opera, creating moments that have a realistic natural approach (the first act until they drink the love potion or Markes monologue in Act two). Bayreuth festival Valentin Schwarz's new staging of Wagner's epic has some thought-provoking moments, but few were sustainable and most were just distracting Martin Kettle @ martinkettle Mon 8. 5 months ago After 29 performances in the Festspielhaus, the 110th Bayreuth Festival comes to a successful close today. Kunz Vogelgesang Tansel Akzeybek Please check if you entered the email address correctly. and Rebroadcasts . Reinmar von Zweter Wilhelm Schwinghammer This button displays the currently selected search type. 90 (1883) *** Symphonie Nr. I suppose a cyclical turn will appeal to some who insist on referring to the Ring as a cycle, when it is nothing of the sort. Conductor Cornelius Meister had to step in on very short notice to replace a sick colleague. August 2021: 1, 8, 12, 17, 24, Conductor Axel Kober Connoisseurs, friends, skeptics they all come to the green hill every summer to explore his legacy, away from the great centres of culture. Today, the building is internationally famous for its excellent acoustics. Ein Nachtwchter Gnther Groissbck, July 2021: 26 Volume 14, Number 3 Fall 2000 LE TMOTUVE THE JOURNAL OF THE WAGNER SOCIETY OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA CONTROVERSY THY NAME IS WAGNER Can We Separate The Man From His Art? 27.7. 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. in 2020 the festival was cancelled, 2021 Bayreuth was a shaky affairtoo uncertain for a mammoth ring project. At the most exciting musical theatre festival in the world. As an audience member, one could certainly relate. Bayreuth Festival 2022 Review: Das Rheingold Christa Mayer, Okka von der Damerau, Olafin Sigundason Shine in Valentin Schwarz's Confused Productions By Mauricio Villa (Credit: Enrico Nawrath) Controversy was in full force as the second run of performances of the Bayreuth's "Ring des Nibelungen" kicked off on August 10. Audiences journey from around the world to Bayreuth to watch the Ring Cycle whenever it is staged; Wagners purpose-built theatre still has tremendous allure and mystique. The air is boiling in the Festspielhaus, which has neither air conditioning to speak of nor modern fire protection. Gunther Michael Kupfer-Radecky Ukrainian women rock! Gunther wears a sparkly top that asks Who the fuck is Grane? Quite, though one might ask that about anyone here, really. Buy tickets for every upcoming concert, festival, gig and tour date taking place in Bayreuth in 2023 & 2024. Das Rheingold What for?. Bampton Barbican Baroque at the Edge Bath Bayreuth Festival BBC BBC NOW BBCSSO BCMG Beethoven250 Berlin Birmingham Bolivia book review BREMF Brighton Bristol British Museum British Youth Opera Britten 100 Britten Sinfonia Brixton Brussels BSO Budapest Bury Court Opera . Per-Erik Skramstad - Wagneropera.net. But if the climax of this Ring contained any suggestion that a new order of things had somehow been made possible, it was hard to see where it was. But Schwabs ending seems to posit for the immortality of love. Why should we care, if that is all there is? 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. Opera is thriving. 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. Get your tickets here! Klingsor Derek Welton Nathalie Stutzmann et Alexandre Tharaud. 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. 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. (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. Gtterdmmerung Recorded (directed by Michael Beyer) at the Bayreuther Festspielhaus on 5.8.2022 and now available on STAGE+ until 14.11.2047. Mark your calendars! Der fliegende Hollnder David Daniel Behle Plus d'options Max Emanuel Cencic chante Haendel Festival Bayreuth Baroque 2022 Plus d'options. "That's an emergency situation that you can't wish for," Meister told the dpa. It made for a long and dispiriting evening, though. Order forms for the 2023 Bayreuth Festival will be sent out in the first half of December. Solist Klaus Florian Vogt, Parsifal Vorspiel Act 1 Stage design Rainer Sellmaier (Matthias Lachenmann), Bayreuther Festspiele: Ob dieser Ring zu retten ist, wissen die Gtter. Her intervention is about 10 minutes long but she gained the recognition of the audience with her dark velvety sound, her mesmerizing legato singing, and her unlimited palette of vocal colors. He does not have the basso-profondo voice that this role requires and therefore he lacked vocal power. If the chorus was far from overwhelming in the Vassals Scene, perhaps Covid restrictions were still in play; it looked as well as sounded smaller than usual. 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. Tomas Konieczny, who sang Wotan, fell on the set in the second act of Die Walkre and had to be replaced for the third act of that opera. The firstis a new production of Wagner's romantic drama, "Tristan and Isolde." NRG (Next Robe Generation) Germany. With no grandeur, reduced to the essential: to experience his works as a celebration. In the cinema Reichshof. Ulrich Eisslinger Christopher Kaplan Meanwhile all the love scenes or Tristans suffering in Act three are staged with a symbolic theatrical language. Alberichs alleged inability to father Hagenit is not entirely clear, writes dramaturge Konrad Kuhn in the programme, how he could have conceived a sonis at best problematical. 16.8. " Gorgeous acoustics " Aug 2019 Great performance and great acoustics! (. Lohengrin Those attending this year's Bayreuth Festival from July 25 to September 1 can look forward to five premieres. It is by any standards climactic. Hans Sachs Michael Volle Meanwhile, tenor Glaser has a guttural emission with small projection and blurred diction. Cornelius Meister (conductor), Valentin Schwarz. Herzlich willkommen auf der offiziellen Facebook-Seite der Bayreuther. But Corona cast long shadows over Bayreuth's sweltering heat this year. Augustin Moser Ric Furman The Festspielorchester is probably the greatest orchestra playing Wagner and it really shows. There is so much in these bloody pieces, all you can do is try to live up to them." It was there, but Brnnhilde kept it, storing up various trouble for a final scene to the first act. Wotan Egils Silins Venus Ekaterina Gubanova Festspiel Open Air All of the leitmotifs were clearly expressed in the orchestra and all sections were completely balanced. Video Manuel Braun 26.8. His voice is bigger and denser comparing to the tenors usually cast for this part. There is no reason to think that the rest of the work will not follow in time. Further reviews may be found at http://boulezian.blogspot.com. He conducted 154 Vienna Philharmonic concerts heading into the tour . (Photo: Enrico Nawrath, Bayreuter Festspiele). I thought it was extraordinary and wonderful." 7.8. The orchestra, even at its loudest, never overpowers a singers voice even if the singers are whispering. Waldhter ihr (Gurnemanz, Ritter) - Act 1 (Remastered 2023, Bayreuth 1962)" and more. The Norns, nightmarish looking creatures. Bereits in 211 Tagen wird das Zurich Film Festival wieder stattfinden . Lohengrin Excerpts. Festival Bayreuth Baroque 2022. Wanda . It is true that their roles are very short and delegated to a few spare lines, but the baritone lacked the vocal power to sing heroic line likeHe da, He da, he do which turned out to be tedious and uninteresting. Boos could be heard ringing out during the final curtain for the August 10 Rheingold, a clear indication about how they felt about Valentin Schwarzs new production. Bayreuther Festspiele - Bayreuth Festival | Bayreuth His timbre is completely even and balanced from low to high, presenting a clear, round sound. Auch Klaus Florian Vogt kann begeistern, selbst wenn ihm die Partie eigentlich zu tief liegt. Auerdem wird er sicherheitshalber noch erstochen und erstickt. It added extraneous characters and details (such as unscripted children of various characters), while ignoring many of Wagners intentions (there was no ring, no spear, no dragon, an intermittent sword and a halfhearted attempt at a Tarnhelm). Recipient of the ETH-Wellcome Translational Full Scholarship (CAS ETH ELTV) . CD-Rezension: War and Faith - Krieg und Glaube" Werke von Andrea Gabrieli, Giorgio Mainiero, Clment Jannequin, Matthias Hermann Illuminating ideas were not followed through and in truth were not often sustainable. 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. It is built entirely of wood, with one of the deepest stages in all theater. News Completion Bayreuth Festival 2022! 15.8. Im Video wird die Es-Dur Ursuppe des Rheingold-Vorspiels zur Fruchtblase, in der sich zwei Babys friedlich schlafend wiegen. Jul 31, 2022 Heute ist es endlich soweit! But these perfect conditions for acoustics leave, on the other hand, the singers completely exposed and every mistake is noticeable. There will be eight different performances out of a total of only 10 Wagner operas that the composer allowed to be performed at the Festspielhaus. In the cinema Reichshof. The artistic outlook for the next Festival years includes promising debuts of conductor Nathalie Stutzmann in Tannhuser and conductor Pablo Heras-Casado in the new production of Parsifal, as well as the return of two great conductors, Semyon Bychkov for the new production of Tristan und Isolde in 2024 and Daniele Gatti for the new production of Die Meistersinger von Nrnberg in 2025. Gutrune Elisabeth Teige 30.7. 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. She too has been subjected to pretty horrific, all too casual abuse, seemingly to no end other than as something else to do (and not in a Clockwork Orange sort of way either). The Bayreuth Festival A theatre created for a single composer: the Bayreuth Festival Theatre. This article was originally written in German, Sexism allegations overshadow Bayreuth Festival. Lyrical art highlights; Legends of Opera . The heat and drought have visibly affected him. Stefan Herheim om samarbeidet med Gatti etc. Johannes Brahms Symphonie Nr. 9.8. Bass-baritone Egils Silins was a weak Wotan. Gtterdmmerung He offered a strong characterization from the cynical and lively mariner in Act one to the hopeless friend in Act three. Mime Arnold Bezuyen theartsdesk at the Bayreuth Festival Ring 2022 - a jumbled mess of ideas, some of them compelling A Tarantino-style Ring cycle offers many inspired scenes, but little coherence or depth by Gavin Dixon Tuesday, 09 August 2022 Share Egils Silins as Wotan (left), Daniel Kirch as Loge (right) All images Bayrether Festspeiel/Enrico Nawrath Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival 7 - 18 September 2022, Bayreuth, Germany Margravial Opera House Bayreuth Margravial Opera House Bayreuth Sun Temple of the Orangery in the Hermitage Carlo il Calvoat the Bayreuth Baroque Opera Festival Falk von Traubenberg Margravial Opera House Bayreuth Margravial Opera House Bayreuth