The second part of my Bayreuth blog is out now at
Sinfinimusic.com. In it, I explain I'm furious that so many negative preconceptions conspired to put me off going to this place for my first several decades - when if I'd ignored the lot of them I could have been enjoying the most incredible musical experiences known to mankind aeons ago.
Read the whole thing here.
Below, a few more snaps...
Wagner, feeling blue:
Richard and Cosima's grave:
Grave of Marke, the Newfoundland dog, close by:
The current state of Wagner's home, the Villa Wahnfried (apparently they are building what promises to be a very impressive basement museum):
And the curtain call...
