Memorial Concert for Jews Cancelled: "Declaration of Bankruptcy": Criticism of the Bayreuth Festival Is Growing
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Because of "security concerns" a memorial concert for murdered Jewish musicians had been cancelled in the course of the Bayreuth Festival with Michel Friedman. Now the festival director apologizes to the publicist in letter form. The event is to take place as planned.
Because of alleged security concerns, an event about anti-Semitism was cancelled in Bayreuth. The author Michel Friedman was supposed to talk there – and was outraged. Now, according to a media report, Festival director Katharina Wagner is rowing back.
The Bayreuth Festival has cancelled a memorial concert for Jewish musicians persecuted by the Nazis and the planned appearance of journalist Michel Friedman. The justification based on security concerns has not convinced many. Now, accusations are pouring in.
Turnaround in Bayreuth: Festival director Katharina Wagner apologizes to Michel Friedman and invites him to come to the Festival. The cancelled memorial concert will take place as planned – but a few details are still to be clarified.
The memorial event for murdered Jewish musicians, planned under the title "Silenced Voices," will now take place as the opening event of the Bayreuth Festival. This was reported by the "Süddeutsche Zeitung" (Friday edition). A week after the management informed the journalist Michel Friedman, who had been invited in September, that the event could not take place on July 26 due to security concerns, festival director Katharina Wagner apologized t…
The Bayreuth Festival is facing sharp criticism: Michel Friedman was scheduled to appear. Charlotte Knobloch calls the cancellation a "declaration of bankruptcy," according to the Protestant Press Service. Friedman was to speak at the opening of the 150th festival about antisemitism, Richard Wagner, and the festival's Nazi past. The festival management canceled the appearance due to security concerns. Knobloch considers this effectively a disinv…
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