Wagner opera pulled after Nazi scenes repel audience
A new staging of Wagner’s “Tannhaeuser” set during the Holocaust was canceled after some scenes so upset audience members at the Dusseldorf opera house that they sought medical attention after the performance.

Gaskammern bei "Tannhäuser": Opernhaus verteidigt sich
Bei der Premiere gab es Buhrufe für die Düsseldorfer Inszenierung, auch die jüdische Gemeinde findet sie "geschmacklos". Man wollte die NS-Opfer "beklagen, nicht verhöhnen", erklärt der Intendant.

'Tannhauser' production booed for using Nazi imagery
A new production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhauser" in Dusseldorf was reportedly booed by members of the audience who were apparently upset over the use of Nazi imagery in the staging.