The festival is making stringent economies.
Before it began, Katharina Wagner said that, after cuts, the chorus would be maintained at 134 singers.
Today, the festival website listed 118.
Tobias Könemann of the Union of German Opera and Dance Ensembles, claims that only 113 singers will be used.
The test will be Tannhäuser, tomorrow.
The post Bayreuth shrinks its chorus, again appeared first on Slippedisc.
He sat down for his first ‘exclusive’ interview since quitting the San Francisco Symphony and made no reference to its board and CEO with whom he has terminally fallen out. He said nothing about his […]
It is no secret that, for the past couple of years, Antonio Pappano has been pushing gently for the Royl Opera to re-engage Anna Netrebko, banned for her past affinities with Vladimir Putin. Pappano is […]
Message received from Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: Today, Opera Theatre is excited to announce that we are under contract for the purchase of a 6.67-acre parcel of land upon which we plan to build […]
