Modern or rather Postmodern productions of Wagner's operas now seem to have one aim in view: to mock the opera being performed. It is a deliberate and conscious attempt to undermine the sense of the transcendent that Wagner intended to convey in his works. The lowest ebb, for me, in recent productions was Katarina Wagner's dire production of Meistersinger. Ugliness and banality redeemed by Richard's sublime music.
I saw it last week. The singing was very good. The production was dreadful rubbish and most of the audience booed the production team very vigorously for a very long time at the end.
James Rutherford was horrible..... he totally destroyed and nuked Verachtet @ end....and got massive boos.
JMillerBayRidge 2 months ago
Modern or rather Postmodern productions of Wagner's operas now seem to have one aim in view: to mock the opera being performed. It is a deliberate and conscious attempt to undermine the sense of the transcendent that Wagner intended to convey in his works. The lowest ebb, for me, in recent productions was Katarina Wagner's dire production of Meistersinger. Ugliness and banality redeemed by Richard's sublime music.
bayreuth79 3 months ago
I don't think the recording does this Walther any favors. sound like the engineer had his record settings TOO high and it distorted.
too bad because the singers, even with the overdriven recording, sound excellent
LeRinkRat 6 months ago
I saw it last week. The singing was very good. The production was dreadful rubbish and most of the audience booed the production team very vigorously for a very long time at the end.
Ariadne7710 6 months ago 2
This is the Meisterlied of Walther von Stolzing. the singer is Burkhard Fritz.
MrsSchlauchen 6 months ago
I hate it but thanks for posting it anyway.
Perfidiame 7 months ago
Who's singing? Klaus Florian Vogt is on the pictures, but that is definitely not him singing.
ElisabettaVS 7 months ago