Identified with a spare, dimly-lit type of staging, its origins lie in a failed project for a building to be designed by Gottfried Semper.
Identified with a spare, dimly-lit type of staging, its origins lie in a failed project for a building to be designed by Gottfried Semper. Instead, it is now associated with the Festspielhaus, which opened in 1876 with three cycles of The Ring. For 10 points—name this musical festival sometimes called a testament to the ego of Richard Wagner.
Identified with a spare, dimly-lit type of staging, its origins lie in a failed project for a building to be designed by Gottfried Semper.
{Bayreuth} [bay-ROIT] Festival or {Bayreuth} Festspiel or {Richard Wagner Festival}