Bayreuth, the Sacred Hill of Wagner (1/7): the Long Way to Bayreuth, From Exile to Ideal

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The new production of the "Meistersinger" from 2025 is part of a cooperation between WELTplus and the classical platform STAGE+ around the Bayreuth Festival in 2026. Subscribers get exclusive access to this and other opera pieces.

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For 150 years, Bayreuth has been, with its festival, the temple of Wagner's music. Every summer, we can hear several of his operas. But before building his ideal theatre to represent L-Anneau du Niebelung in 1876, Wagner had to face many trials and a political exile.