Christian Thielemann may adorn themselves with a new title. For his Isolde he jumped off. And what has that to do with the Berlin Philharmonic?
Christian Thielemann, head of the Dresden Staatskapelle and now music director of the Bayreuth Festival | © Daniel Karmann / dpa
Until a week ago was Christian Thielemann as a candidate to the top post at the Berlin Philharmonic. The conductor of the Dresden Staatskapelle but was beaten by Kirill Petrenko. Now he must, after all, officially called music director of the Bayreuth Festival. The partner of the festival would Thielemann recently equipped with an appropriate contract, said festival spokesman Peter Emmerich on Monday. What are the tasks associated specifically with the new title, you’ll explain at a press conference for the festival start. To date, the 56-year-old was musical advisor of the festival management. As Music Director he is likely to have a significantly expanded area of responsibility.
Thielemann is on 25 July to the Festival opening, the Richard Wagner opera Tristan und Isolde direct directed by festival director Katharina Wagner. It came only a few days to a surprising reshuffle: Anja Kampe gave back its role as Isolde, Evelyn Herlitzius jumps and was expected on Monday to the first rehearsals in Bayreuth.
The change in the title role a few weeks before the premiere was accompanied by fierce speculation since the Festival has given no reasons for the reshuffle. It was agreed not to disclose, Emmerich said. Kampe will yet occur at this year’s Festival, she sang Sieglinde in The Valkyrie . The staging is by Frank Castorf, Kirill Petrenko conducts the production this summer for the last time.
After the Berlin Philharmonic choice is now speculation in music circles as to whether behind Anja Kampes rejection lies a competition between Petrenko and Thielemann. The Munich-based Mercury will also know that Anja Kampe Petrenko’s girlfriend. There had been a clash between her and Thielemann. The festival spokesman Peter Emmerich calls these rumors, however, “Goss journalism”. The North Bavarian Courier he said, if it were unfounded speculations.
Gone in Bayreuth, meanwhile, are the discussions about an alleged hill ban for Eva Wagner-Pasquier (70) to the end this year’s festival from the Festival line separates. Earlier this month, there had been reports that they should have been asked not to be present in the final rehearsal phase.
Eva Wagner-Pasquier is the Festspielhaus present and kill her work – “and by the end of August,” Emmerich said. Then run from their tenure. The experienced opera manager and her half-sister Katharina Wagner (37) had 2008, the festival management adopted. From this autumn on Katharina Wagner is now alone boss – with the Music Director Christian Thielemann at her side.
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