Line in Northern Wales in our series Underground Europe to have a balancing good time. Germanys famous by avoid festival opens on thursday with a brand new production of the opera town hall is out the story of a failed minstrel cop between the hedonistic meanness and the pure princess elizabeth is seen as an allegory of the classic romantic conflict between spiritual and carnal love but this production aims to prove that its much more than just that. And the minstrel contest castle sees new production of richard wagners romantic opera takes among Tea Meteorite Crowds life video open up a new perspective on the action. Im going
to fulfill our contest takes place on 2 levels you get closer to the characters for example when elizabeth from time to reunite you see backstage the emotions this box for time horses opponents you see what effect these performances have you dont only see the consequences but also a kind of emotional as well as a very concrete backstage story. Concrete expert story directed to be has also incorporated the by rote Festival Theatre itself into his production inside the singers fight and love and lust while outside tom has his weird artist friends set about occupying the Wagner Temple proclaiming freedom of art in the good old atticus tradition. Its not about 2 conflicting concepts of love and life but rather about turn hoys are reflecting on the role of art should be. Aim to please the satisfied upper
class by submitting to static rules or is art about something into twined with real life an artistic expression that we aim to change something in society that suspects that when wagner rotund was around 845. 00 it was not yet clear whether he would go down in history as a revolutionary all as an established composer Heroic Tennis Stephen Gold has sung the role of tom who is a more than a 100 times but its his 1st time in pyrite with a new production. So i was a little skeptic sometimes when a new concept is presented to me but i was forced really i have to say within just one day of being here i was totally convinced to be as proud. In craft as Production Tom who is the lives out is supposed to total freedom with a group of outsiders transsexuals and Little People until he realizes that this life too can be a type of prison it was clear right from the very beginning when we were doing the
staging that i needed to reach out and try to come up with something less. Angry and completely defeated its a way of looking up myself. As a serious. Part of our christian group. Im a clone. I come out as a clown. By spending time boys are in venus together on a crazy road trip to be a scrap so i has driven Wagners Tomboys into the present. A very exciting indeed and here to tell us more about whats going on in bio it is my colleague Melissa Hall Right Welcome melissa and theres such an incredible culture surrounding the by What Festival tell us why it is such a big deal in germany yet the buy right fiscal house is like
a temple for wagner love as in no other opera house is this is the present so deeply anchored in the pos is the Theatre The Focus yet focuses solely on the work of records log i did still run by the Wagner Family the festival is run by his great granddaughter naturally nevada so theres a deep sense of history that i can imagine that if you are a director or a performer and you manage to rise up to this level in the opera world thats a challenge but its also an on the to to perform them absolutely and even takes years to get a ticket ive heard is that still the case and it takes like 3 or 4 years to get a ticket on the level so this is to be as cuts as debut in bio it as we heard there. As a director new production of time has the tell us whats special about it. I think theres a lot of humor there i also like the way hes using these multimedia devices i like the way he uses this film and i like i like this insight into whats happening in
the scene within the characters between the characters i also like that they take over the hill houses so i think thats quite theres a lot of you know that thing on my device yeah i mean its not something thats particularly new in jim sciutto weve seen this. Before but i think he does it in a well in a good way to. Receive remains to be seeing. As it was very exciting yeah we didnt know until later. Fishville house is steeped in tradition and a lot of the Audience Members that go there they have very clear ideas about how the should be how it should be performed how it should be sell and if they dont like what they see theyre not hesitant in you know letting people know people have been booed off you know scenes like that have happened that tell us just quickly about town has a himself played by american by the american Tenor Stephen Go Yes stephen got his from boston and yet hes one of the most one of the most sought after heroic
tennis in The World Today quite an expert on wagner hes and is an expert on wagner he made his debut in 2004 playing tom who is a. By rote 1st of all in 2004 he actually started as a musical singer so he did like he did i think 8 years of Phantom Of The Opera before really moving before really moving into opera such an interesting transition indeed conductor Valery Gaggia is also there for the 1st time everybody environment like that likes a good Contra Caesar that it thatll be interesting by What Festival is on until august 28th i believe it already to production so a feast for wagner fans thanks very much melissa for those insights. Well even though royal titles were abolished at the start of the Weimar Republic prince of prussia wants his royal heirlooms back the great great grandson of germanys
last and the 2nd has filed claims for the return of part of the families the state including a permanent right of residency at a palace in pottstown on the state of brandenburg wants to hear nothing of it and heres why. Theres a lot more evidence of the citys prussian past in these days since germany decided to go ahead with the rebuilding of the palace but relations between the former noble family and the german state are not so good this is the great great grandson of germanys last kaiser the 2nd. Prince of russia is the current head of the family his dispute with the authorities about former Family Properties has recently escalated the prince is demanding free use of the Cecilia Palace which has just completed a 10000000 euro. Policy is to keep these places open to the
public residents rights who are bright of use would be incompatible with this. But thats not all. Are also demanding Furniture Holdings and even old masters. In the Weimar Republic the horn solons were awarded properties palaces and cultural artifacts but after the 2nd World War the russians classified the hohenzollerns as War Criminals and confiscated their properties its mostly these properties that are the subject of the Ral The Hohenzollerns did indeed play a jew b. S. Role in the Weimar Republic vilhelm was a nazi party and a member and a Big Fan Of Adult Hitler crown prince vilhelm didnt join the nazi party but called on people to vote for hitler and posted that he had added 2000000 votes. Most historians agree that the huns solons helped bring the nazis to power but the
family is now disputing this with good reason since 1904 parties who significantly pushed the nazis are not allowed to receive Compensation Talks between state bodies and the whole insulins went on for 4 hours. I am confident we came a small step closer to the common goal of both sides to reach an agreement that satisfies both sides and is the are storing in the matter of the syrian out of Court Settlement might now be possible say the hole in silence. Will keep an eye on that well for our serious Underground Europe we head to Northern Wales where a vestige of the countrys once thriving Slate Industry has been repurposed in a very original way the Slate Caverns west of shrewsbury now house to rainy and playground with a labyrinth of Trampling Offering families what they call the ultimate underground
adventure. This part of Northern Wales near the Snowdonia National park is famed for its picturesque. And. The surface however. Is a different kind of attraction the biggest Underground Trampoline the world. Visitors can try and they have to draw on Safety Training overalls and a helmet. Their old wondering what awaits them. What Darkness Yeah and this movie is going to even negotiating dark i guess yeah. Luckily im not claustrophobic real looking forward to seeing the. I dont mean the government into. Which like no but really feel its. Worth
going from one level to. See it. Now theres no turning back after a short run on an alleged Morning Train there right at the cavern and the underground trumpery. There are 3 trampolines on Different Levels joined by a long tunnel its all contained in this camera which is 60 meters long and 35 meters high the operating Company Running it specializes in unusual attractions. Its lots of different people over the cover and friends of the company came up with a concept we want we want something unique which we are free i feel we have it so its of The World 1st also we what we wanted so fit all around all of this inside so im sure all the around its a cool 8 degrees celsius but everyone as soon warmed up and they can jump. To the hearts content. Well looks like great fun that does bring us to the end of the show but dont forget that you can go to our website anytime for more arts and culture news so for myself and the team here in berlin all the best to you we hope see you again next time i went. To the Conflict Zone under the colorful. European you are about to go on some a vacation most of following spring some of. The folks are just as weve. Done drills and we keep germanys Christian Democrats form of those homes great to democracy so folks. Dont. Hold. What keeps us in shape what makes us see and how do we still come from. My name is dr carlson to i talk to medical experts. Watch them at work. And i discuss what you can do to improve your health. Stay tuned
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