Director Philipp Stölzl, known for his work on Rammstein music videos and the Bregenz production of "Der Freischütz", transformed the vast stage of the Großes Festspielhaus into a cinematic multi-level pavilion: mass scenes unfold below, while intimate emotional moments are projected on screens in close-up above. The sun-drenched Sicilian village from
"Cavalleria Rusticana" became a black-and-white industrial town of the mid-20th century, and the colourful
"Pagliacci" turned into "cinema within cinema". The result is incredibly spectacular!
At the conductor's podium is maestro Christian Thielemann, crafting perfect soundscapes and adding a cinematic quality to the production