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 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 Berlin 1936: Jesse Owens and the Aryan Race ...
Bayreuth Festival kicks off with gala evening ...
Czech film festival in Karlovy Vary begins with award for De Niro ... 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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