Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, Germany: Despite its glorious acoustic, the oppressive atmosphere inside the Bayreuth Festpielhaus auditorium is not for the fainthearted. Everything about the unique theatre, which Wagner built solely to play his operas, is designed to focus attention on the stage - there are no architectural "distractions", even the orchestra is hidden away. Once the audience is seated in long, ti…
SOURCE: The Stage at 06:15AM on August 2, 2012