After months of speculation, the stakeholders have given the hereditary director of the Bayreuth Festival another five years of rule until 2030. However, they have decided to impose a General Manager, using the English term, to rein in her impulses and expenditure.
Katharina, 45, said she is ‘very happy that a common way had been found… to secure the autonomy of art through an independent budget.’
She added: ‘I am extremely relieved.’
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