Just in: Christian Thielemann in Salzburg collision

Just in: Christian Thielemann in Salzburg collision

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norman lebrecht

August 21, 2019

The conductor has published an open letter in the Salzburger Nachrichten – behind paywall – detailing his conflict with the incoming Easter Festival director, Nikolaus Bachler.

Thielemann says he has planned Lohengrin for 2022 and Elektra for 2023, each with a stellar cast. Bachler has rejected his plans.

He is contracted as artistic director until 2022.

It’s deadlock.

Meanwhile, the main Salzburg Festival has leaked that it is planning Elektra next summer.

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