The New York Times – Music:
When he wasn’t playing with the groundbreaking dark-wave band Das Ich, he was a prominent figure in his country’s fight for online free speech and digital privacy rights.
Category: Bayreuth (Germany)
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‘Our Drug Is Wagner’: Bayreuth Festival Draws the Composer’s Fiercest Fans
The New York Times – Music:
As the Bayreuth Festival celebrates 150 years, Wagnerians from around the globe brave heat, hard seats and a complex history for a unique music tradition.
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Hot, Uncomfortable, Matchless: Opera Pilgrims Can’t Quit Bayreuth
The New York Times – Music:
The Bayreuth Festival, where Wagner’s operas have been performed for 150 years, is inconvenient and unpleasant. Why does it have such a hold on fans?