A lifetime’s ambition is fulfilled as I get to hear and see Wagner in Bayreuth…
Bayreuth
A lifetime’s ambition is fulfilled as I get to hear and see Wagner in Bayreuth. After 1945 it was touch and go whether enough support could be found to get the Bayreuth Festspielhaus back on its feet for the month-long festival of Wagner operas.

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