DW-WORLD: Wagner Festival Goes Digital in a Search for New Fans The Bayreuth opera festival will offer streaming video and audio on the Internet for its opening performance.
The catch: tickets to the digital show will cost 49 euros ($77). (02.07.2008) 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 Pope warns of 'spiritual desert' ...
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(Deutsche Welle)
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