mostly opera

Lohengrin. Vienna State Opera. September 16th, 2006. Production: Barrie Kosky. Cast: Peter Seiffert (Lohengrin), Petra Schnitzer (Elsa), Pe...

Waiting for the complete Stockholm Ring, which will show in January 2008, here is my take on the Stockholm Walküre, which I attended last ...

Hans Werner Henze ´s new opera Phaedra just opened at the Berlin State Opera . The opera, subtitled “concert opera” is composed for a relat...

It´s fascinating to follow the debate following Bryn Terfel´s cancellation of his upcoming Wotan appearances even if I´m not really interest...

Of course, this is what it´s really about: The tickets to The Bayreuth Festival ....And how to get them.. Below are my conclusions on this s...

Public transport: Pretty straightforward with train from Munich via Nürnberg. Takes app. 2,5 hours. Be aware that the last train from Bayre...

Unless you have a special parking ticket, you are not allowed to park your car in the large parking areas behind the Bayreuth Festival house...

o Meistersinger. Bayreuth Festival 2007. Production: Katharina Wagner. Cast: Franz Hawlata (Hans Sachs), Klaus Florian Vogt (Walther v. Sto...

The major tourist attraction in Bayreuth besides the Green Hill, Villa Wahnfried was Richard Wagner ´s residence, located in the center o...

Parsifal. Bayreuth Festival 2007. Production: Christoph Schlingensief. Cast: Alfons Eberz (Parsifal), Judit Nemeth/Evelyn Herlitzius (Kundr...