Anatomia skandalu, albo ile nieprzyzwoitości zostało na niemieckich scenach
Anatomy of scandal or how much immorality is left in German theatre

Summary/Abstract: Felbeck opens the discussion with the question, if it is possible to offend the German audience, and if the answer is yes, then what the things considered most offensive would be. The argument is based on the analysis of Wagner’s opera Tannhäuser (dir. by Burkhard C. Kosminski, Düsseldorfer Rheinopern, 4.05.2013 ). Other post-war German productions are also discussed as a useful context to analyse the history of scandal on the German stages. The historical perspective of the discussion leads to a more theoretical debate about the definition of artistic freedom as well as about the power of the audience’s sensitivity very much shaped by the media.

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