Israeli orchestra to perform Wagner in Germany at Bayreuth opera festival
Israel Chamber Orcestra will play Siegfried Idyll, challenging seven-decade taboo surrounding composer's antisemitic linksThe Israel Chamber Orchestra will play a work by Richard Wagner, Hitler's favourite composer, in Germany on Tuesday, challenging a seven-decade taboo.Israeli ensembles rarely play Wagner because of the 19th-century composer's antisemitism and the appropriation of his music by the Nazis, calling it insensitive to Holocaust survivors. But conductor Roberto Paternostro said on S...
Reuters — BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - The Israel Chamber Orchestra will play a work by Adolf Hitler's favorite composer Richard Wagner in Germany on Tuesday, challenging a seven-... more info
Guardian Music — Israel Chamber Orcestra will play Siegfried Idyll, challenging seven-decade taboo surrounding composer's antisemitic linksThe Israel Chamber Orchestra will play a work by... more info
Guardian Music — It is banal to suggest his music promotes antisemitism, but the Israel Chamber Orchestra's Bayreuth performance mattersA small orchestra plays a small piece of music in a... more info
The Independent — An Israeli orchestra is set to perform a work by Adolf Hitler's favourite composer, Richard Wagner, in a taboo-breaking concert in Germany. more info