The Bayreuth Festival's Blemished Birthday: 150 Years of Opera and Omission The Bayreuth Festival, a renowned institution for classical music and opera, has marked its 150th anniversary amidst controversy.
The celebration has been marred by the exclusion and subsequent re invitation of German French journalist Michel Friedman, who is Jewish.
This mishandling raises questions about the festival's commitment to confronting its Nazi past and addressing anti Semitism.