AI-driven Ring Cycle sparks boos at 150th anniversary Wagner Festival Artificial intelligence sparked boos at the 150th anniversary performance of Wagner’s Ring Cycle The Independent UK · Aug 4
'It’s very dear to many people': Katharina Wagner on reviving 'Lohengrin' for the Liceu 175 years since it was first performed, Katharina Wagner presents 'Lohengrin' at Barcelona's Teatre Liceu - with a surprise twist... Euronews · Mar 15, 2025
Bayreuth trims 150th anniversary festival, citing budget cuts The Bayreuth Festival has dropped four productions from its 150th anniversary season in 2026 because of budget cuts The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2024
Bayreuth to present special Ring Cycle in 2026; 30 sellouts this year as ticket sales rebound A special Ring Cycle will be performed for the 150th anniversary Bayreuth Festival in 2026, the annual Richard Wagner showcase said as this season’s schedule ended with sellouts for all 30 performances The Independent UK · Aug 28, 2024
Simone Young to be first Australian conductor to perform at Bayreuth festival in 147-year history The Australian conductor will also be the first woman to perform the Ring cycle at the annual celebration of Wagner since it began in 1876 The Guardian - AU · Jan 12, 2024
Stephen Gould obituary Tenor whose robust and attractive tone enhanced a thrillingly heroic delivery The Guardian - UK · Oct 5, 2023
Nathalie Stutzmann become second woman to conduct at Bayreuth, 2 years after gender barrier broken Nathalie Stutzmann has become the second woman to lead a Richard Wagner opera at the Bayreuth Festival The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2023
Augmented reality-infused production of Wagner's `Parsifal' opens Bayreuth Festival Director Jay Scheib’s augmented reality-infused production of Wagner's “Parsifal” premiered in the the theater the composer conceived of in the late 1880s The Independent UK · Jul 26, 2023
Bayreuth Festival plans to present Wagner's 'Rienzi' for the first time in 2026 The Bayreuth Festival intends to present “Rienzi” for the first time in 2026 for its 150th anniversary, going outside of the canon of Richard Wagner’s final 10 operas for the first time The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2023