Latest Katharina Wagner News

Bayreuth to present special Ring Cycle in 2026; 30 sellouts this year as ticket sales rebound

Aug. 28, 2024 13:46 PM EDT

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. In conjunction with the end of this season on Tuesday night, Bayreuth announced...

Self-loathing blends with love at Bayreuth 'Tristan und Isolde' by director Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson

Aug. 13, 2024 11:01 AM EDT

BAYREUTH, Germany (AP) — Thorleifur Örn Arnarsson's phone rang in his Icelandic highlands cabin back in January 2022. Katharina Wagner, the Bayreuth festival director and great-granddaughter of composer Richard Wagner, wanted to get in touch. She invited Arnarsson to create a new...