Festspielhaus, Bayreuth, Germany: Lohengrin is probably Wagner's most accessible music drama, at least in terms of its romantic-adventure plot of good - a gallant nameless knight and a pure-hearted maiden - versus evil - a wicked count and his scheming wife. Its Crusade-era setting provides an epic fantasy backdrop that should be a gift to stage directors. But not so at the Bayreuth Festival, which currently pla…
SOURCE: The Stage at 06:21AM on August 3, 2012