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Sep 9, 2007 · The Wagner Clan by Jonathan Carr. Faber £20, pp409. She called him 'Wolf'; he called her 'Winnie'. 'She' was Winifred Wagner, nee Williams, mistress of the Bayreuth Festival, an English girl ...
The Bayreuth Festival, dedicated to Richard Wagner's music, is just one example of the world-class culture on offer here. The Margravial Opera House in the city centre was granted UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2012 as one of the world's most beautiful preserved Baroque theatres. Princess Wilhelmine of Prussia, Margravine of Brandenburg ...
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Bayreuth is best known for its association with the composer Richard Wagner. He settled there in 1872, and the foundation stone of the Festival Theatre ( Festspielhaus) was laid that same year. It opened in 1876 with the premiere performance of the Ring of the Nibelungen cycle. Since Wagner’s death in 1883, the festivals have been carried on ...
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Aug 12, 2015 · Aug. 12, 2015. BAYREUTH, Germany — Audience members headed to the Bayreuth Festival weren’t happy. The train route from Nuremberg, the principal way to reach this small town in northern ...
May 1, 2010 · Wagner needed an heir to run the Bayreuth festival . In 1870, they were able to marry. Until the death of her husband in 1883, Cosima lived only for Richard, and presided over his cult until her ...
Bayreuth is an attractive town located in northern Bavaria on the Red Main ('Roter Main') river. Bayreuth is actually closer to Berlin (around 116 kilometres) than it is to the Bavarian state capital of Munich (about 160 kilometres). The capital of the Upper Franconia region, Bayreuth has a fascinating history and cultural heritage. The town of ...
Eremitage 1. 95448 Bayreuth. Tel.: +49 921 7596937. Fax: +49 921 7596941. Opening hours park: open every day. Opening hours palace: April to September: 9 am – 6 pm. October 1st to October 16th: 10 am – 4 pm.
