Taking in Jennifer Walshe and Anthony Braxton at Darmstadt
In between the four operas of the “Ring,” a critic traveled to take in world premieres by Jennifer Walshe and Anthony Braxton.
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In between the four operas of the “Ring,” a critic traveled to take in world premieres by Jennifer Walshe and Anthony Braxton.
At the festival that Wagner founded, a new “Parsifal” looks different depending on how you see it, and a workshop model refreshes revivals.
US director Jay Scheib is bringing a new sense of reality to this year's festival in Bavaria, with Wagner's operas being presented with the help of virtual technology.
The concert world, seemingly back to normal, saw Ukrainian musicians banding together, a new “Ring” at Bayreuth, and the opening of the revamped David Geffen Hall.
A Tarantino-style Ring cycle from director Valentin Schwarz offers many inspired scenes, but little coherence or depth. Opera festival review by Gavin Dixon