To his great regret, Pietari Inkinen has to withdraw from conducting the new production “Der Ring des Nibelungen” due to health reasons. A severe COVID-19 illness makes his participation in the crucial stage rehearsals with the orchestra impossible. The festival management deeply regrets this and looks forward to Pietari Inkinen conducting the Ring next year. We are extremely grateful to Cornelius Meister for taking over the conducting of the new production “Der Ring des Nibelungen”. To allow him to fully concentrate on the intensive final rehearsal period and the upcoming Ring cycles, the conducting of the new production “Tristan und Isolde” will be taken over by Markus Poschner.