Bayreuth Festival

As the search for an heir (or heiress) to the director's chair continues, the family drama behind the Bayreuth Festival is an opera in itself. This year's festivities opened on July 25 with Katharina Wagner's directing debut and continue through August 28.

Click on the multimedia links below for an insider's look at this year's Bayreuth Festival. Learn more about the musicians on stage, the music they perform, festival founder and composer Richard Wagner, and the family behind it all.