Premiere of 'Tristan and Isolde' scores hit at Bayreuth Festival

[WorldNews]

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A brand-new production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan and Isolde" by the composer's great-granddaughter was warmly received at its premiere on Saturday, marking the start of this year's legendary Bayreuth Festival. Thirty-seven-year-old Katharina Wagner, who runs the month-long summer music fest, was greeted with cheers and applause by the first-night audience when she took her curtain call at the end of the six-hour performance. By contrast, boos were heard for conductor Christian Thielemann and German soprano Evelyn Herlitzius, who had taken on the demanding role of Isolde at very short notice.

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