French conductor Nathalie Stutzmann made history conducting the first-ever production of Richard Wagner’s early opera Rienzi at the Bayreuth Festival for its 150th-anniversary season. The cast includes heldentenor Andreas Schager in the title role.
Wagner’s Rienzi
Rienzi 2026 Bayreuth Festival (Photo: Enrico Nawrath)
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CAST:
RIENZI – Andreas Schager
IRENE – Gabriela Scherer
STEFFANO COLONNA – Andreas Bauer Kanabas
ADRIANO – Jennifer Holloway
PAOLO ORSINI – Michael Nagy
CARDINAL RAIMONDO – Vitalij Kowaljow
BARONCELLI – Matthias Stier
CECCO DEL VECCHIO – Michael Kupfer-Radecky
MESSENGER OF PEACE – Victoria Randem
ENSEMBLE: Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Chorus
CONDUCTOR: Nathalie Stutzmann