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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Chasing the American Dream: UK premiere for Missy Mazzoli’s Proving Up

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Viennese splendour in Garsington’s Rosenkavalier revival

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Bruno Ravella's splendid 2021 production of Strauss' opera of Viennese manners returns with a fine cast.

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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.