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The Independent - London | June 3, 2000| | Copyright

FROM THEIR shimmering Valhalla high above the clouds, the ancient gods of the Teutonic race are casting nervous glances towards the small Bavarian town of Bayreuth where a revolution threatens to engulf the shrine of Germany's greatest cultural icon, Richard Wagner.

One of the Wagner dynasty battling for control of the Bayreuth festival has shocked the nation by announcing that she wants to see less Wagner and more Beethoven.

On Monday, the foundation overseeing the festival will meet to decide who should take over from the current Lord of the Ring, Wolfgang Wagner, who is in his 81st year. ...

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