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Richard Wagner’s "Der Ring des Nibelungen" is a monster of an opera. What to do with this gigantomaniac composition and its ideological implications? For his Wagner disaccord, author Necati Öziri, whose pieces seek to reassess the Western theatre canon, identifies the relations of oppression inherent in the work and contrasts the heroism with intimate yet powerful counter-narratives of protagonists who allow themselves to be vulnerable.

Greek composer Iannis Xenakis ranks as a leading and original innovator of music in the second half of the 20th century and, to mark the 100th anniversary of his birth, the Wiener Festwochen have invited French choreographer Emmanuelle Huynh to apply her artistic vision to the iconic work Kraanerg.

Theatre innovator Susanne Kennedy and visual artist Markus Selg are staging an opera for the very first time. Together they create a futuristic work that blends installation, ritual and theatre.

In 2017, speech analyst Reality Winner was handed a disproportionately long prison sentence for leaking intelligence information about Russian interference in the US presidential elections. The original FBI interrogation, which took place at her house, is re-enacted word for word on stage in the acclaimed docudrama "Is This A Room".

Concert by US-American singer, Grammy-2019-nominee & performer Snatam Kaur.