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microrobert
05-08-2013, 03:40 AM
Nazi-themed Tannhauser ignites controversy in Germany

Provocative staging of Wagner opera blasted by audience, critics and community members

A production of Tannhauser that incorporates Nazi officers, swastikas and what appears to be a gas chamber into the mythical Richard Wagner opera has sparked outrage in Germany.

The controversial staging of the opera — which traditionally explores the themes of love and salvation — opened at the Deutsche Oper am Rhein in Duesseldorf on Saturday. According to German media, the debut drew jeers, complaints and sparked audience members to storm out mid-performance.

http://www.cbc.ca/news/arts/story/2013/05/07/tannhauser-opera-nazi-germany-outrage.html

superhorn
05-10-2013, 01:02 AM
German opera companies are always vying with each other to present the most outrageous productions possible.
Nothing is sacred . It's become de rigeur there.

The Lawspeaker
05-10-2013, 01:06 AM
German opera companies are always vying with each other to present the most outrageous productions possible.
Nothing is sacred . It's become de rigeur there.
Hmm I actually think that German productions are very tame and very politically correct.