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Reiner Torheit
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« on: 09:03:38, 09-11-2007 »
This isn't a new story, as the vultures have been circling over Bavaria for some time now - but it now seems more likely than ever that WW will be forced to hand the Tarnhelm to younger hands...

... story covered in The Times:
http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/article2821271.ece
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Ron Dough
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« Reply #1 on: 09:43:38, 09-11-2007 »
It's all family politics, isn't it? Parentage here seems much more important than ability, which is surely short-sighted: it's likely to store up problems for the future. In virtually all family businesses the time comes when outside blood is needed to maintain the momentum.
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richard barrett
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« Reply #2 on: 10:08:49, 09-11-2007 »
Although, given the choice, the best chance of some kind of intelligent renewal would be Nike I think.
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« Reply #3 on: 10:11:57, 09-11-2007 »
If the Wagner family really wanted to shock and upset people, they should just hand the whole festival over to Christian Thielemann and have done with it!  Wink
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« Reply #4 on: 10:16:35, 09-11-2007 »
 Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy Cheesy
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« Reply #5 on: 20:04:56, 29-04-2008 »
This just in from our man in Lederhosen:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7374176.stm
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