September 15, 2025
Athens, GR 14 C
Expand search form
Blog

Just in: Bayreuth tenor quits with blast at Katharina Wagner

Just in: Bayreuth tenor quits with blast at Katharina Wagner

We understand that Jörg Golombek, a leading tenor in the Bayreuth Festival chorus, has sent an open letter to Katharina Wagner, accusing her of wrecking the institution.

The key paragraph in a very long screed is this:

Die bisherigen Festspielchormitglieder haben alle freiwillig in Bayreuth gearbeitet, hatten allergrößtes Interesse am erfolgreichen Fortbestand ihres Chores und waren stets eine zuverlässige Säule der Bayreuther Festspiele – statt darauf aufzubauen, haben Sie dieses einzigartige Ensemble zerstört.

Festival Choir members all worked voluntarily in Bayreuth, had a keen interest in the continued success of their choir, and were always a reliable pillar of the Bayreuth Festival – instead of building upon that, you have destroyed this unique ensemble.

The post Just in: Bayreuth tenor quits with blast at Katharina Wagner appeared first on Slippedisc.

Previous Article

New US concert hall seats just 100

Next Article

Award-winning festival, Manchester Classical, returns to celebrate the city’s rich classical music scene

You might be interested in …

New concertmaster in Toulouse

New concertmaster in Toulouse

Message from the best French orchestra outside Paris: Nouvelle arrivée à l’Orchestre ! L’Orchestre national du Capitole est ravi d’accueillir Quentin Vogel au poste de violon solo. Bravo et bienvenue ! Quentin is 24, from […]

Elon Musk kills off US musicology grants

Elon Musk kills off US musicology grants

We understand that the Department for Giovernment Efficiency has terminated all four of the American Musicological Society’s NEH grants. The Societys executive director writes: ‘As the chief operating officer for the American Musicological Society, a […]