Lyniv, 43, from Ukraine, opened the festival dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner by conducting a new production of “The Flying Dutchman” directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov. Asked last week how she felt about her appearance at the festival, Lyniv told the Berliner Zeitung newspaper: “A score by Richard Wagner is a major professional challenge for any conductor. The famous Bayreuth festival chorus will also feature only in the form of recordings. His grandiose, nationalistic works were later embraced by the Third Reich, and Adolf Hitler called him his favourite composer. Nevertheless, in purely musical terms, Wagner’s achievements are undeniable and his operas figure in the standard repertoire of houses around the world.

Source: The Local July 25, 2021 14:42 UTC