Pursuits
Merkel Applauds Giant Rats, Big Egg in Swan Opera at Bayreuth
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German Chancellor Angela Merkel ended her weekend at Hitler’s favorite opera house along with a hundred monster rats and a large proportion of her cabinet.
Merkel was one of many guests of honor at the July 25 opening night of the 99th Richard Wagner Festival in Bayreuth. Along with politicians, film stars, nobility and Wagner fans, she attended the premiere of “Lohengrin.”