{"id":1383,"date":"2025-09-02T17:23:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T16:23:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jayweiner.me\/blog\/?p=1383"},"modified":"2026-01-10T15:49:52","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T14:49:52","slug":"i-saw-the-ring-in-bayreuth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jayweiner.me\/blog\/music-diary\/i-saw-the-ring-in-bayreuth\/","title":{"rendered":"I saw The Ring in Bayreuth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This is the draft diary entry and a photo\/video gallery summarising this intense experience. I will write concert reviews for each performance.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Ring of the Nibelung, by Richard Wagner<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Das Rheingold<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Die Walk\u00fcre<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Siegfried<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>G\u00f6tterd\u00e4mmerung<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Other concerts \/ opera<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Parsifal (with augmented reality)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Organ concert at the Stadtkirche <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1920\" data-id=\"1404\" src=\"https:\/\/jayweiner.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7811-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1404\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jayweiner.me\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/IMG_7811-scaled.jpeg 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