Breaking: Bayreuth cleared of prosecution over ticket allocations

Breaking: Bayreuth cleared of prosecution over ticket allocations

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norman lebrecht

February 16, 2012

An investigation into the weird and far from wonderful ways that the Bayreuth Festival decides who’s in and who’s out has ruled that there’s nothing illegal going on. Report summary here.

Such a relief.

Much of the investigation focused on which media were invited and whether they got one seat or two. As for the poor festival staff who no onger get a look-in and the hundreds of sponsors’ guests, well let’s not go there, shall we?

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