Bayreuth Festival. ***** This is proof that imaginative staging and interpretation that retains the spirit and intention of an opera can defy what at first seems a strange and even blasphemous offering of Tannhäuser. Director Tobias Kratzer and his creative team merge actual performance on the Bayreuth stage with live backstage video and pre-recordings, taking … Continue reading A refreshingly intelligent and entertaining Tannhäuser.