Two conductors — a mentor and a protégé, both trained as pianists — bring precision and lyricism to the first new staging of Wagner’s epic in a decade.
Category: Thielemann, Christian
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A New Era at the Berlin State Opera Begins With Strauss
Christian Thielemann’s inaugural new production as the general music director of the Berlin State Opera is the rarity “Die Schweigsame Frau.”
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Christian Thielemann to Succeed Daniel Barenboim at Berlin State Opera
The conductor, an acclaimed Wagnerian, was named to replace Barenboim, who stepped down in January after three decades because of health problems.
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At Wagner’s Festival, New Technology Reveals a Leadership Rift
The Bayreuth Festival’s production of “Parsifal” will feature augmented reality. Securing the equipment set off a financial and philosophical dispute.
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The Vienna Philharmonic Tends the Classics With a Perfect Partner
The New York Times – Music:Christian Thielemann led the storied orchestra in three concerts at Carnegie Hall, including a revelatory performance of Strauss’s “An Alpine Symphony.”
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Review: Berlin Takes Wagner’s Approach to Staging the ‘Ring’
The New York Times – Music:All four parts of Wagner’s epic were presented within a week, in a new production by Dmitri Tcherniakov inspired by the work’s experimental roots.