The former German chancellor, a regular worshipper at the Wagner festival, has let it be known she is taking this year off. No reason given.
She has missed only one opening night in 16 years.
Her successor is not that bothered.
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Johann Joseph Abert – Ein musikalisches Portrait; ARS ProduktionReviewed by Andreas Rey (17 September 2025) An ethnic German born in the Sudetenland area of Bohemia (now the Czech Republic), Johann Joseph Abert studied at the […]
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