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Wagner Society in NSW IncEND THIS DISCORD, POLITICIANS URGE WARRING WAGNERSFrankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: "Wolfgang Wagner has issued an official statement declaring his indignation at a conversation between his daughter, Eva Wagner-Pasquier, and the Bavarian undersecretary for cultural affairs, Hans Zehetmair, regarding Wagner's successor as director of the Bayreuth Festival. Responding to the threat of 'more serious measures' to achieve an agreement, Wagner angrily noted that Zehetmair 'is prepared to commit a breach of contract...'. "Zehetmair has argued that the state of Bavaria
cannot continue to devote taxpayers' money to the festival, given
the uncertainty of its future. He has made no secret of the fact that
he would like the 81-year-old Wagner to step down by the end of 2002.
Despite the fact that all the festival performances are heavily sold
out, Wagner is not prepared to give up state subsidies, and pressure
over the financial situation is growing. Representatives of both the
federal government and the state of Bavaria are demanding a solution
to the impasse sooner rather than later. Wagner-Pasquier, Nike Wagner
and Wieland Lafferentz are all possible successors".
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