Ein psychedelischer Trip: Die Walküre bei den Bayreuther Festspielen

By Isabella Steppan, 29 July 2021

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“das unumstrittene Highlight inmitten des Farbrausches war dabei Lise Davidsen”

Reviewed at Bayreuther Festspielhaus, Bayreuth on 29 July 2021

Wagner, Die Walküre

Pietari Inkinen, Conductor

Hermann Nitsch, Director

Klaus Florian Vogt, Siegmund

Lise Davidsen, Sieglinde

Dmitry Belosselskiy, Hunding

Tomasz Konieczny, Wotan

Iréne Theorin, Brünnhilde

Christa Mayer, Fricka, Schwertleite

Kelly God, Helmwige

Daniela Köhler, Gerhilde

Brit-Tone Müllertz, Ortlinde

Stephanie Houtzeel, Waltraute

Nana Dzidziguri, Siegrune

Simone Schröder, Roßweiße

Marie-Henriette Reinhold, Grimgerde

Bayreuth Festival Orchestra

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Neil Armfield's production for State Opera South Australia combines a sparkling night of entertainment with first class musical values.

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Welsh National Opera’s Dutchman docks in Birmingham

Rohan Shotton, 7th May

This bracing performance of The Flying Dutchman is a powerful reminder of the extraordinary musical standards which are at risk in the face of WNO’s subsidy cuts.

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Peter Grimes drops anchor again at The Royal Opera

Christopher Woodley, 5th May

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Isabella Steppan

Isabella lebt in Graz und unterrichtet Deutsch und Philosophie/Psychologie. Ihre Freizeit verbringt sie am liebsten in der Oper, in klassischen Konzerten oder im Theater. Ihr Herz schlägt besonders für die Oper des 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhunderts und die Operette. Als @operafangirl ist sie auf Twitter aktiv.