Katharina Wagner's Baptism of Fire (German: Katharina Wagners Feuertaufe)
Katharina
Wagner's Baptism of Fire is a 82 minute documentary about Katharina Wagner
and the preparations for her debut at Bayreuth with her great grandfather's
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. On 1 September 2008 Katharina is was
elected joint leader of the Bayreuth Festival with her half-sister Eva
Wagner-Pasquier.
Katharina Wagner is the first female stage director at the Bayreuth Festival. She is also the youngest. Her so called Regietheater production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg premiered in 2007, and featured - among other things - a male nude having sex with a sex doll. For the 2008 performances the sex doll was removed, making the Beckmesser performance less provocative.
In the documentary about Katharinas Meistersinger production we follow the rehearsal work. For the first time in the history of the Bayreuth Festival, we can follow a production behind the scene and see the production take form.
The DVD includes interviews with:
- Sebastian Weigle
- Christian Thielemann
- Christoph Schlingensief
- Franz Hawlata
- and many more ...
The DVD costs 12.95 Euro and can be ordered at www.tmg.de