Bayreuther Festspiele with weak leadership

Katharina Wagner has decided not to record Parsifal and release the Herheim production on DVD. No good reasons has been given except a nonsensical statement: „Es gibt Probleme mit der Rechteübertragung.“A leader is supposed to find solutions. There has been money issues discussed regarding a development of the production in the Bayreuth Werkstatt spirit. These matters could have been (or: still