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In praise of … Longborough Festival Opera | Editorial

Martin and Lizzie Thomas have busily been laying the foundations of what may in time become a British BayreuthEach year, at the end of July, lovers of the operas of Richard Wagner make the journey from around the world to the composer's own theatre in Franconia for the annual Bayreuth festival. This year's festival opens tonight with a new production of Tannhäuser. Yet tickets to Bayreuth are as hard to come by as tickets to the men's 100m final at the London Olympics – and will get even hard...

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20:50 on July 24 2011

In praise of … Longborough Festival Opera | Editorial

Guardian Music — Martin and Lizzie Thomas have busily been laying the foundations of what may in time become a British BayreuthEach year, at the end of July, lovers of the operas of Richa... more info

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