You mean Rheingold is more than just a beer?
One of my best friends is a man with a passion for opera, and in particular, for the work of Wagner. It’s one of his life ambitions to make a trip to the Bayreuth Festival to see the work performed in its home. Many were the lunches we spent talking about Wagner and Bayreuth. So I was interested to see an article in this week’s Economist about the continuing maneuvering among the descendents of Richard Wagner for advantage in the inevitable aftermath of the iron rule of Wagner’s controversial 82 year old grandson Wolfgang.
Posted at 11:23 PM