The opera "Tristan und Isolde" kicked off the Bayreuth Festival, offering brief reprieve from news of war, climate catastrophes and an ongoing pandemic.
Former German Chancellor and avowed Richard Wagner fan, Angela Merkel, was among the luminaries attending the premiere of the month-long opera festival.
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