DW-WORLD: Bayreuth Festival's Wolfgang Wagner to Retire Wolfgang Wagner, the long-time director of the Bayreuth Festival, will retire at the end of August.
Replacement candidates will face some steep competition from Wagner's two daughters, said to be favorites. (29.04.2008) DW-WORLD: Bayreuth Festival to Be Handed Over to Two Wagner Daughters The 88-year-old grandson of composer Richard Wagner, who heads the annual Bayreuth opera festival, is ready Bayreuth Festival kicks off with gala evening ...
German Journalists Demand Free Access During Beijing Olympics ... to retire. Surprisingly, it looks like his feuding daughters will co-direct the legendary event. (13.04.2008) DW-WORLD: Katarina Wagner's Bayreuth Debut Elicits Boos and Bravos Alike Amid a family feud over the running of the famous opera festival, Katharina Wagner's directorial debut at Bayreuth split the audience. Not everybody, it seems, enjoyed seeing Richard Wagner dancing in his underwear. (26.07.2007)
(Deutsche Welle)
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