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Götterdämmerung in Bayreuth: the AI Ring’s final coup?

Götterdämmerung © Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
Marcus Lobbes’ AI Ring is drawing to a close. The tension between musical excellence and the underwhelming production is clearly palpable.
***11
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Siegfried at the Bayreuth Festival: a Rorschach test, Wagner-style

Siegfried © Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
Once again, one looks in vain for visual coherence in this production of Siegfried, but the cast of this Ring cycle will remain unrivalled for a long time to come.
*****
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Artificiality over art: Die Walküre at Bayreuth

Die Walküre © Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
In Die Walküre, we once again delve into absurd AI-generated visual worlds and disjointed associations. Musically, however, this Ring cycle remains well worth listening to.
***11
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Das Rheingold at the Bayreuth Festival: “404 Regie not found”

Das Rheingold © Enrico Nawrath | Bayreuther Festspiele
Fans of Regietheater and purists alike are in for a rough ride with this new AI-generated Ring at the Bayreuth Festival, although Christian Thielemann delivers a memorable performance to mark the 150th anniversary.
***11
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Dantes Höllenfahrt: Lucia Ronchettis Inferno an der Oper Frankfurt

Die Koproduktion von Oper und Schauspiel Frankfurt wird pünktlich im Dante-Jahr 2021 zur Uraufführung gebracht.
*****
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