On May 22, 2013, the celebrations of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Richard Wagner will reach their climax at the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth when Christian Thielemann, one of the world’s leading interpreters of Wagner, conducts the Bayreuth Festival Orchestra’s special concert of selections from Die Walküre, Rienzi, Götterdämmerung, and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, performed by outstanding soloists. Following the concert, Wagner pilgrims from around the world will gather in the center of Bayreuth—the “Wagnerstadt,” or City of Wagner—for a celebration of the great composer.
The concert on Wagner’s actual birthday represents the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the Wagner Anniversary Year 2013, which will see a vast array of concerts, performances, exhibitions, seminars, and more, devoted to Wagner throughout Germany. /Germany Info
