From an interview with the German-based US director Lydia Steier:
The hall (in the Wartburg) is based on the architecture of Albert Speer. We set the second act in 1938, as a quote from the Vienna State Opera’s performance of “Tannhäuser” that year. We march from freedom and decadence to a place where all of that is frowned upon. In 1937, there was the “Degenerate Art” exhibition, which precisely defined what art should be. We then move the third act to a kind of social desert. People live isolated lives in front of their screens; rituals like communal celebrations are a thing of the past. One could see this as a warning for the future. Where are we headed without Tannhäuser, without the artist?
Full interview here.
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