Imaginary meeting with Wagner in Bayreuth 

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By: Christophe Boisbouvier Follow

Every summer, for almost 150 years, the small town of Bayreuth, in southern Germany, has performed to the music of Richard Wagner. Built to plans by the composer himself, the Festspielhaus in Bayreuth has unique acoustics in the world and attracts thousands of Wagnerians every year. RFI dedicates to this festival one of the "imaginary meetings" that you find every Friday on our antennas throughout the summer.

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Guests: 
- Richard Peduzzi , scenographer of Ring 1976, author of " Là-bas, c'est hors ", Actes Sud
-  Frédéric Lodéon , conductor and cellist
- Jean-Paul Cluzel , former CEO of RFI and former Director of the Paris Opera
- Christian Merlin , musical critic at Le Figaro, author of " Wagner, manual ", L'avant-scène Opera.

Musical program :
- L'or du Rhin: Prélude
RICHARD WAGNER
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Georg Solti
- The Valkyrie: Act III, scene 1: Valkyries (Ride of the valkyries)
RICHARD WAGNER
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra conducted by Pierre Boulez
- "Death of Siegfried" "Funeral March". Excerpt from the Twilight of the Gods
RICHARD WAGNER
Bayreuth Festival Orchestra conducted by Christian Thielemann
- "Mild und leise" Tristan and Isolde
RICHARD WAGNER
Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Henry Lewis. Performed by Leontyne Price
- Tristan and Isolde: Prelude (Act I)
RICHARD WAGNER
By the Staatskapelle Orchestra of Dresden conducted by Carlos Kleiber.

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