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What were the immediate audience reactions to Katharina Wagner's modern interpretation of Lohengrin, and what does this reveal about the challenges of reinterpreting classical works?

Katharina Wagner's new production of Lohengrin at Barcelona's Liceu opera house premiered on March 17th, 2023, after a delay caused by the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. The production, featuring a murderous Lohengrin who kills Gottfried and a robotic black swan, was met with boos from the audience upon Wagner's appearance. This controversial staging drastically alters Wagner's original narrative.