AI projections booed at Bayreuth
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AI projections booed at Bayreuth Wagner Festival

Digital elements in Wagner's "Ragnarok" were not to the audience's taste at the Bayreuth Opera Festival in Germany, ABC News reports.

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During the applause after Wagner's "Ragnarok" on Saturday, the team behind the scenographic AI elements was met with boos from the stands. The main reason was a collage of images including former Chancellor Helmut Kohl and the attacks on the World Trade Center, ABC News writes.

The artistic team - musicians, singers and conductor - were, however, met with whistles and applause.

According to the organizers, it was the first time artificial intelligence had been used in this way in a production at the historic festival.

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AuthorTT News AgencyEnglish edition by Sweden Herald, adapted for our readers
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