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Headlining the Green Hill once more, star conductor Christian Thielemann is set to make a comeback at the Bayreuth Festival. This revelation stems from the latest meeting of the Festspiel-GmbH's administrative board, where the topic of Thielemann's return was brought up, and festival spokesman Hubertus Herrmann confirmed the news upon request.
Thielemann himself revealed his plans to conduct "Lohengrin" at the Berlin State Opera before his Green Hill return in 2025. The "Lohengrin" production originally scheduled for 2023, designed by artist Neo Rauch, had to be put on hold for two years but will now make its appearance at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.
The conductor's future role at Bayreuth had been in question, despite his longstanding relationship with Germany's most renowned opera festival. Thielemann, hailed as one of the world's best Wagner interpreters, made his Bayreuth debut in 2000 with "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg". Over the years, he greatly influenced the Festival with top-notch interpretations, earning the praise of Festspiel-GmbH.
Although he served as musical advisor from 2010 and Music Director from 2015, Thielemann stepped down from his post in 2020. Nonetheless, the thought of his absence from the Bayreuth scene had opera enthusiasts concerned.
The wait for Thielemann's return is almost over, as the Festival's Chief Conductor, who has shaped its musical direction for over 25 years, has been invited back for the 2025 season.
A remount of "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" is also in the works for this year. Festival Director Katharina Wagner announced Daniele Gatti as the conductor, who will take over from Thielemann in Dresden in 2024.
In the last year of the current "Lohengrin" production, Thielemann and Festival Director Wagner had a disagreement over the use of the word "Führer" in the opera. Following the dress rehearsal, Wagner asked tenor Klaus Florian Vogt to substitute "Führer" with "Schützer" in the opera's final moments. Thielemann had mixed feelings about the situation, but ultimately accepted that everyone's perspective was valid.
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Insight: Thielemann's future engagements beyond Bayreuth include a return to his post as the General Music Director of the Staatsoper Unter den Linden Berlin, numerous conducting engagements with prestigious orchestras worldwide, and performing "Tristan und Isolde" at the Bayreuth Festival in 2024.
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