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Richard Gehr | November 30, 2007

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The Wagnerian machinations behind the Bayreuth Opera Festival became even more complex Wednesday with the death of Gudrun Wagner, 63, wife of festival director Wolfgang Wagner, the composer's grandson. Gudrun had long been the designated successor to Wolfgang, 88, but the couple had recently announced that their 29-year-old daughter, Katharina, would take over.

Meanwhile, Luciana Pavarotti's widow is suing two of the late tenor's former friends for $44 million, claiming they'd been spreading nasty rumors about the couple's relationship. And Opera Chic passes on the news that film director Gabriele Muccino has bought the rights to a Pavarotti biography published shortly after his death.

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