22.8. Closing Concert “Diskurs Bayreuth”

Die sogenannten Pausenmusiker zum ersten Mal auf den Balkon des Festspielhauses

Some musicians from the Festival Orchestra will also perform on Tuesday, a day off from performances: At the Richard Wagner Museum (Wahnfried House), the closing concert of the “Diskurs Bayreuth” series begins on August 22 at 8 PM. This year, the theme of this discourse is “Wagner in National Socialism.” programme features works by artists whose compositions were not allowed to be performed during the Nazi dictatorship: Gustav Mahler, Gideon Klein, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Arnold Schönberg. From the latter, the Ode to Napoleon Op. 41 will be performed, composed in American exile an indictment of every form of tyranny. Admission 25 Euros / reduced 12.50 Euros.