The Mastersingers is a key work.
Gerard Mortier’s take on Richard Wagner
Author : Jos Hermans
Gerard Mortier's interviews from the 1980s were compiled by Simon Michael Namenwirth in "Gerard Mortier at the Monnaie". Below are his statements on Richard Wagner. I would be interested to learn in what sense his opinion of today's politically correct Bayreuth would have evolved.
In the theatre, I prefer a conspicuous aesthetic, alth…
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