Breaking: Bayreuth finds a Parsifal conductor

Breaking: Bayreuth finds a Parsifal conductor

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norman lebrecht

July 05, 2016

The festival has signed Hartmut Haenchen to take over the new production from Andris Nelsons, who walked out.

Haenchen, 73, is vastly experienced and a safe pair of hands.

Former music director of Dutch National Opera, he has never been on Bayreuth’s calling list before.

Katharina Wagner said: ‘Ich bin Maestro Haenchen sehr dankbar, dass er sich kurzfristig bereit erklärte, das Dirigat der Neuproduktion zu übernehmen und freue mich auf sein erstes Mitwirken bei den Bayreuther Festspielen.’

 

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