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A Death-Driven ‘Tristan und Isolde’ at the Bayreuth Festival

Bayreuth Wagner Festival Bychkov, Semyon Groissbock, Gunther Nylund, Camilla Opera Schager, Andreas Thorleifur Orn Arnarsson Tristan und Isolde (Opera) Wagner, Richard

A Death-Driven ‘Tristan und Isolde’ at the Bayreuth Festival

Thorleifur Orn Arnarsson’s production of “Tristan und Isolde” at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany is an excellently conducted puzzle of grim symbols.

By Joshua Barone

Klaus Florian Vogt’s Strange, Essential Voice in Opera

Bayreuth Wagner Festival Homoki, Andreas Opera Vogt, Klaus Florian Wagner, Richard Young, Simone

Klaus Florian Vogt’s Strange, Essential Voice in Opera

Klaus Florian Vogt, a Wagner specialist with an ethereal yet mighty sound, is returning to the Bayreuth Festival to sing in the “Ring.”

By Jeffrey Arlo Brown

Ukrainian Conductor Oksana Lyniv Arrives at the Met Opera

Bayreuth Wagner Festival Classical Music Gelb, Peter Kurzak, Aleksandra Lyniv, Oksana Metropolitan Opera Odessa (Ukraine) Opera Turandot (Opera)

Ukrainian Conductor Oksana Lyniv Arrives at the Met Opera

Oksana Lyniv, who is leading “Turandot” at the Metropolitan Opera, has used her platform to criticize Russia and promote Ukrainian culture.

By Javier C. Hernandez

Stephen Gould, Tenor Best Known for Tackling Wagner, Dies at 61

Bayreuth Wagner Festival Deaths (Obituaries) Germany Gould, Stephen (1962-2023) Opera The Phantom of the Opera (Play) Theater Wagner, Richard

Stephen Gould, Tenor Best Known for Tackling Wagner, Dies at 61

He was especially acclaimed for his performances at the Bayreuth Festival in Germany. As his voice developed, he once said, so did his view of how and why to deploy it.

By Neil Genzlinger