Bayreuth director Wolfgang Wagner dies at 90: festival
AFP - Wolfgang Wagner, the grandson of composer Richard Wagner and director of the Bayreuth music festival for 57 years, has died at the age of 90, the festival said on Monday.
"He had dedicated all his life to the heritage of his famous grandfather," it said in a statement on the German-language pages of its website (www.bayreuther-festspiele.de).
The younger Wagner, who died on Sunday, was actively involved in the festival late into his life, only handing the reins over to daughters Eva Wagner-Pasquier and Katharina Wagner in 2008.
The Beyreuth festival, dedicated to the works of Richard Wagner including "Parsifal" and the "Ring" cycle, takes place every year in the Bavarian city from which it takes its name.
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