Bayreuth festival chief Wolfgang Wagner

Article: Wolfgang Wagner opens his last Bayreuth festival
AP Online;  July 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ...Veteran opera director Wolfgang Wagner welcomed guests to his last ... edition this year, in 1872. Wolfgang Wagner and his brother, Wieland ... following the death last November of Wolfgang Wagner's second wife and longtime ...

Article: Wagner festival director Wolfgang Wagner will step ...
AP Worldstream;  April 29, 2008 ;     665 words ...Wolfgang Wagner, the longtime director of the annual ... going into Tuesday's meeting. Wolfgang Wagner has led the festival since 1951 ... conjunction with his brother, Wieland. Wolfgang Wagner took over sole direction in 1967 ...

Article: Bayreuth Festival opens as Wolfgang Wagner prepares ...
AP Worldstream;  July 25, 2008 ;     628 words ... ... Parsifal. Longtime festival director Wolfgang Wagner, 88, also briefly greeted bystanders ... leading contender to succeed him. Wolfgang Wagner is stepping down after this year ... proposal for a joint directorship. Wolfgang Wagner has in the past rejected the idea ...

Article: Gudrun Wagner, wife of opera festival director Wolfgang ...
AP Worldstream;  November 28, 2007 ;     510 words ... ... who for years assisted her husband, Wolfgang Wagner, in leading the annual Bayreuth opera ... Gudrun Wagner died fully unexpectedly, Wolfgang Wagner said in a statement. The two, married ... of the annual music festival when Wolfgang Wagner, 88, steps down. He had long insisted ...

Article: Gudrun Wagner, wife of Bayreuth festival director Wolfgang ...
AP Worldstream;  November 28, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... of Bayreuth Opera Festival director Wolfgang Wagner and a key partner in helping him stage ... Gudrun Wagner died fully unexpectedly, Wolfgang Wagner said in a statement. Her death comes ... year-old daughter, Katharina. Wolfgang Wagner has led the Bayreuth festival showcasing ...

Article: Wolfgang Wagner leaving Bayreuth after 57 years
AP Worldstream;  August 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ... ... blasted and actors, musicians and artists applauded as Wolfgang Wagner bid farewell Thursday to the Bayreuth opera festival founded ... first marriage, Eva Wagner-Pasquier, to take over. But Wolfgang Wagner refused to quit the post, citing a lifelong contract ...

Article: Wife of Wolfgang Wagner Dies at Age 63
AP Online;  November 28, 2007 ;     565 words ... ... Gudrun Wagner _ who for years assisted her husband, Wolfgang Wagner, in leading the annual Bayreuth opera festival ... to take control of the annual music festival when Wolfgang Wagner, 88, steps down. He had long insisted his wife ...