BAYREUTH, Germany—Conductor Thomas Hengelbrock guided his performers to a fresh interpretation of “Tannhauser,” but Director Sebastian Baumgarten delivered us a visual production that was raw, if not nearly rotten.
Sandro Botticelli’s painting,‘Pallas and the Centaur’ depicts a strong woman restraining a centaur. This painting is an image of female virtue besting the more primal side of human nature.