Wagner was attracted to Bayreuth for its “nice solitude, away from the fume and the industrial foul stench” of the larger cities. It was here, of course, that he built his Festspielhaus, a theatre ...

For the first time in its 150-year history, the Bayreuth Festival staged Wagner’s Rienzi, Hitler’s favorite opera, reopening questions about propaganda and antisemitism. ‘In that hour, it all began.” ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. German Journalist Michel Friedman (L) and Katharina Wagner, artistic director and managing director of the Bayreuth Festival, ...

WOLFGANG WAGNER, the grandson of the composer Richard Wagner and the leader of the Bayreuth opera festival for more than half a century, has died. He was 90. Wagner, who was also the great-grandson of ...

BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — In Wagner's home theater, a twist has been added to the classic opera “Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.” *First annual payment billed as $205.00 + GST for one year. This annual ...

Some time in the middle of Rheingold, about an hour into Wagner’s 15-hour Ring Cycle, a woman in the audience took ill from the heat and had to be shuffled out of the theatre. The town of Bayreuth had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's that time of year again: The Bayreuth Festival is making headlinesPeter Kolb/picture alliance The last weekend in July marks ...

In writing Rheingold Wagner managed to break just about every operatic tradition prevailing at that time. I do not think that he consciously set out to do so; what happened was that his imaginative ...

The Bayreuth Festival's 150th anniversary has been clouded by controversy surrounding German-Jewish speaker Michel Friedman. Yet it offers an opportunity to celebrate, including with an AI-enhanced ...

BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — In Wagner's home theater, a twist has been added to the classic opera "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg." Instead of Walther joining the guild of master singers and preparing to ...