{"id":5939,"date":"2018-08-12T19:46:33","date_gmt":"2018-08-12T17:46:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=5939"},"modified":"2018-08-12T19:46:33","modified_gmt":"2018-08-12T17:46:33","slug":"5939","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?p=5939","title":{"rendered":"Grand Opera Houses for Grand Music"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">For such a small city, <strong>Bayreuth<\/strong> has not one but two excellent concert houses. The baroque <strong>Margravial Opera House<\/strong> is on the <em>UNESCO World Heritage<\/em> list, and its interior design is mighty impressive.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5941\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5941\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5941\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5941\" class=\"wp-image-5941\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_01.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_01.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_01-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_01-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5941\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Margravial Opera House<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5942\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5942\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5942\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5942\" class=\"wp-image-5942\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_02.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_02.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_02-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_02-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5942\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">opera interior<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5943\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5943\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5943\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5943\" class=\"wp-image-5943\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_03.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_03.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_03-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_03-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5943\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">splendid architecture<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5944\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5944\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5944\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5944\" class=\"wp-image-5944\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_04.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_04.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_04-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5944\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">light and shadows<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5945\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5945\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5945\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5945\" class=\"wp-image-5945\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_05.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_05.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_05-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5945\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Wagner&#8217;s Villa Wahnfried where he says his mania came to peace<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">No other composer is as connected to Bayreuth as <em>Richard Wagner<\/em>, persona extravaganza and possibly a genius madman. Very controversial for his political views and for being a chronic overspender and megalomaniac, he nonetheless blessed Bayreuth with a unique concert house, built only to give home to his operas each summer.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5946\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5946\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5946\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5946\" class=\"wp-image-5946\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_06.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_06.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_06-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_06-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5946\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">genius or madman<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5947\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5947\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5947\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5947\" class=\"wp-image-5947\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_07.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_07.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_07-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_07-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5947\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Opera House of the Bayreuth Festival<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_5948\" style=\"width: 400px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5948\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5948\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5948\" class=\"wp-image-5948\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_08.jpg?w=500\" alt=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_08.jpg 500w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_08-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_08-120x180.jpg 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5948\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">opera house from the inside<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align:center;\">While the Margravial Opera House is opulent in typical baroque style, Wagner&#8217;s Festspielhaus is built in the style of bigger, higher, better. The large hall houses approximately two thousand spectators and has tall columns on the sides and a large stage. Another special feature is the completely hidden orchestra pit with an unintended but unique sound distribution system.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_5949\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/?attachment_id=5949\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5949\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5949\" class=\"wp-image-5949\" src=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_09.jpg?w=750\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_09.jpg 750w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_09-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_09-270x180.jpg 270w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-5949\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">the bigger the better<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align:right;\">May 20th, 2018<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5940,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[117,118,119,486,748,752,836,932,997,1239],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/1805_bayreuth_00.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5939"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=5939"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5939\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/5940"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=5939"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=5939"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/maponmyplate.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=5939"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}