Bayreuth Festival has its first female conductor in 145 years

"In the last 15 years, everything has changed a lot. I don’t feel any hostility; in fact, just the opposite. There is a lot of interest and support: from the public, from orchestras, from managers, and from the critics" - conductor Oksana Lyniv says in the New York Times interview about female conductors. This Sunday, Lyniv will conduct a production at The Bayreuth Festival in Germany, becoming the first woman to conduct a production in the festival’s 145-year history.