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Aug 1, 2017 · The bobblehead Beckmesser winks at Katharina Wagner’s 2007 “Meistersinger,” with its bobblehead German cultural icons. And the overall concept recalls perhaps the most important Bayreuth ...
Sep 2, 2008 · Katharina, who was her father's first choice, has promised changes: productions geared toward children, a training academy and a new effort to deal with Bayreuth's Nazi legacy.
Katharina Wagner's sympathetic treatment of Beckmesser, Walther's rival in love and art, is no less radical.
Vogt, as the romantic young knight Walther von Stolzing, displays a near-effortless projection in his mid-to high-range, his light lyric tenor being deceptively effective in piercing through Wagner’s orchestration. By contrast, he realises the lowest notes of the role acceptably but less easily.
There's also an excellent though very controversial 2008 account on Opus Arte, led by Sebastian Weigle and directed by Katharina Wagner, great-grandaughter of the composer. This latter version won't please traditionalists and even many open-minded viewers may find its take on the story over-the-top.
St. Katharina (St. Catherine's Church) in Nuremberg, Bavaria, was an important medieval church, destroyed during the Second World War and preserved as a ruin.
Jan 14, 2011 · Katharina Wagner, great granddaughter of the composer and now co-director of the Bayreuth festival, caused an international stir in 2007 when she made her debut there directing Meistersinger. Not...
