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Following the [[First World War]], stage managers and stage producers began to depart from the symbolism used by Wagner in texts and stage directions, often producing interpretations contrary to Wagner's original instructions.
Following the [[First World War]], stage managers and stage producers began to depart from the symbolism used by Wagner in texts and stage directions, often producing interpretations contrary to Wagner's original instructions.
Symbolism remains an important part of modern productions, often sometimes mixed with Wagner's original symbolism, or directly intended to produce an opposite meaning. Many audiences and fans long for "traditional" stagings, which usually are increasingly rare but very successful. Wagner was performed for the first time in [[China]] by the Peking Opera in 2019 in a complete, traditional staging of the ''The Ring of Nibelung'' which even many [[Western civilization|Westerners]] had never seen.
Symbolism remains an important part of modern productions, sometimes mixed with Wagner's original symbolism, sometimes directly intended to produce an opposite meaning. Many audiences and fans long for "traditional" stagings, which usually are increasingly rare but very successful. Wagner was performed for the first time in [[China]] by the Peking Opera in 2019 in a complete, traditional staging of the ''The Ring of Nibelung'' which even many [[Western civilization|Westerners]] had never seen.
The use of symbolism in contemporary performances often echoes contemporary [[political]] events, for example the 2016 staging of ''Parsifal'' in Bayreuth was set against a backdrop of [[Iraq]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHHob6bGULw&t=3833s</ref> A 1982 production of ''Parsifal'' in Geneva was set against a backdrop of the Nuclear Freeze Movement of that era.<ref>https://youtu.be/jVnDsFLeU_Q?t=3674</ref>
The use of symbolism in contemporary performances often echoes contemporary [[political]] events, for example the 2016 staging of ''Parsifal'' in Bayreuth was set against a backdrop of [[Iraq]].<ref>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHHob6bGULw&t=3833s</ref> A 1982 production of ''Parsifal'' in Geneva was set against a backdrop of the Nuclear Freeze Movement of that era.<ref>https://youtu.be/jVnDsFLeU_Q?t=3674</ref>