RIP: Wolfgang Wagner, longtime director of the Bayreuth Festival and grandson of Richard Wagner

RIP: Wolfgang Wagner, longtime director of the Bayreuth Festival and grandson of Richard Wagner

From BBC News:

Wolfgang Wagner, former director of the Bayreuth Festival and the grandson of composer Richard Wagner, has died aged 90 in Germany.

A statement on the festival’s website said that Wagner died on Sunday, but did not give further details.

“Wolfgang Wagner dedicated his whole life to the legacy of his grandfather,” the festival website said.

• Wolfgang Wagner: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Wagner
• Bayreuth Festival: http://www.bayreuther-festspiele.de

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