Our dear friend and colleague, Stephen Gould, had to end his career due to illness immediately after this year’s festival. This news deeply affected us all. Stephen Gould was, with interruptions, one of the mainstays of the Bayreuth Festival from 2004 to 2022. Highly esteemed by the public, the press, and within the festival family, he was rightly called the “Wagner Marathon Man” and thrilled audiences in countless performances with his unmistakable voice and stamina. Our thoughts are with him during this difficult time.
To our Dear Friend Stephen Gould!
