The music director of the Bayreuth Festival, Christian Thielemann, the short bailed conductor Andris Nelsons asked to return to the Green Hills.
“I have sent so many messages to him, hoping to change his mind,” Thielemann said the “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” (Saturday). “We are all sad. (…) And he would now be welcomed with open arms when he came back. “
Thielemann turned against reports that he had unduly interfered in the work of Nelson:” It is a complete misunderstanding to think that Thielemann sitting there now as watchdogs or preventing colleagues “There had been no dispute -”. not with me and no one else in the production team or the Festival line “
What is Nelson. have so annoyed that he threw in the towel, he did not know, Thielemann said in the “SZ” interview. “Maybe things play a role, of which he does not want to be known.” Thielemann rule out that he would replace himself in the “Parsifal” premiere at the opening of the festival on July 25, the conductor Nelson: “Those who are serious would think about it, to be the would realize that me that would not be expected. “
Despite the gaping hole in the conductor team, the Bayreuth Festival show in the search for a successor confident. “We’ll find one,” said festival spokesman Peter Emmerich on Friday. The search for a replacement run intensive. But it is likely to be anything but simple: Until Premiere little more than three weeks
On Thursday it became known that Nelson and the Festival terminate the joint contract remain – at the request of the conductor.. Efforts of the festival management to keep Nelson had been unsuccessful.
“Parsifal” director Uwe Eric Laufenberg, the new production is scheduled to open the festival, and among the speculation back, Nelson had problems with the enhanced security measures at the Festspielhaus , “I have not seen,” Laufenberg told Deutsche Presse-Agentur. “I am very sorry that he’s gone because he is a great conductor. The “Parsifal” needs empathy “
Also Thielemann emphasized in the” SZ. “” I think these security measures as exaggerated. (…) But for Nelson ‘retreat can certainly not be the reason “
Nelson’s management had a vague justification supplied for the step. Different views on various issues have led to an atmosphere of everyone involved was not pleasant. Other comments, it agreed Festival Management and Nelson, both sides should not give.
To the formulation have the management fought hard to the line, told the German Press Agency from the inner circle of the open hill. We wanted to make it clear that it had gone to differences with the line. In an email to colleagues farewell Nelson had emphasized that his decision had nothing to do with the team that worked directly with him on “Parsifal”.
Instead, the musical director Christian Thielemann was with settled interference in Nelsons’ work misbehaving, the report said. “But Nelson did not resist, he is conflict-averse,” said the Bayreuth confidante, who asked not to be named. “This means that you then eventually pulls the ripcord.” About such a dispute had been several media reports.
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