Der fliegende Hollander (The Flying Dutchman), Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, Germany
Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, Germany: Like the maverick egotist yet undeniable genius composer Richard Wagner himself, his Bayreuth Festival is no stranger to controversy. The big event for 2012, a new production of The Flying Dutchman, made headlines a week before opening night when Russian baritone Evgeny Nikitin pulled out of the title role after images of his swastika-like body tattoos surfaced on German television. …