A figure of Richard Wagner by German artist Ottmar Hoerl is seen in front of the opera house prior to the opening of the Bayreuth Wagner Opera Festival, in the southern German city of Bayreuth, on July 25, 2013. Mini versions of Wagner’s best-known works are on offer in Bayreuth this year for those who baulk at the prospect of sitting through operas lasting five hours and more.
A figure of Richard Wagner, by artist Ottmar Hoerl, is seen in front of Bayreuth opera house, on July 25, 2013
