In an interview, Katharina Wagner, 33, granddaughter of the composer and co-director of the Richard Wagner Bayreuth Festival, spoke of the declining state of the legendary Festival House on the “Green Hill” at Bayreuth.
Month: February 2012
Bayreuth’s Festspielhaus Needs Repairs
http://www.operatoday.com/content/2012/02/bayreuth_festsp.php
The Smola Prize
A Swiss soprano and an Australian baritone shared the 20,000 Euro Emmerich Smola Prize awarded on Monday.
Barcelona’s Liceo Opera in Financial Crisis
Confronting a financial shortfall, the Gran Theatro del Liceo in Barcelona has announced a reduction in performances this season with two scheduled operas
cancelled.