Rienzi review – Wagner’s early opera makes its Bayreuth debut as a frenzied contemporary e
Bayreuth festival theatre, BayreuthAlexandra Szemerédy and Magdolna Parditka’s production swaps 14th-century Rome for an abstract near future in an over-busy staging . Jennifer Holloway’s Adriano is a standout in a strong castIt was Adolf Hitler’s favourite opera – and thus vital