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June 24, 2009

Wagner's great-granddaughter says she'll bare family secrets about Hitler and Bayreuth Festival

Things have sure been interesting at the Bayreuth Festival since Wagner's great-granddaughter Katherina, a controversial stage director, took over as co-director less than a year ago.

She may shake things up more than anyone expected if she carries through on the promises reported by the Guardian the other day. She wants to unlock all the secrets about the close ties that bind the history of her family and the festival with Hitler and the Nazi regime. Stay tuned.

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About Tim Smith
I was born in Washington, D.C., and grew up there. Initial thoughts of becoming a cocktail pianist faded when I realized I hated taking requests. I decided to study music history instead, and got a B. A. in that field from Eisenhower College in Seneca Falls, New York, and an M.A. from Occidental College in Los Angeles. After free-lance gigs for the Washington Star and the Washington Post, I worked as classical music critic for the South Florida Sun-Sentinel during the 1980s and '90s, a period when I also ventured into radio, contributing to NPR and hosting a weekly show on a West Palm Beach station. Since April 2000, I've been classical music critic at the Baltimore Sun. Over the years, I've written occasional articles for the New York Times, BBC Music Magazine and other publications, and I'm a longtime, regular contributor to Opera News and the U.K. magazine Opera. You may still be able to find on the remainder racks my one and only book, The NPR Curious Listener's Guide to Classical Music (Perigee, 2002).
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