Katherina Wagner takes a hammer to the Bayreuth legacy.
The Bayreuth Festival's last three productions of Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg have been staid, by-the-numbers affairs, directed by the composer's grandson, Wolfgang Wagner. However, the current production, staged by Katherina Wagner, the new co-director of the festival (and Wolfgang's daughter) offers a bold approach. This Meistersinger (filmed on July 27, 2008) cuts to the opera's core, and questions the artist's role in society.
(In other words, if you draw the line at regietheater, don't read further.)
(In other words, if you draw the line at regietheater, don't read further.)
