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A 1709 La Pucelle Stradivarius owned by David Fulton is seen April 9, 2007, in Redmond, Wash. (The Seattle Times, Greg Gilbert/Associated Press)
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Stampede turns off lights to go green High price to pay to see famed Bayreuth Festival online
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Wolfgang Wagner, grandson of German composer Richard Wagner, is in his final season as director of the Bayreuth Festival. His daughter Katharina, left, has plans to incorporate new technology. (Eckehard Schulz/Associated Press) How much would opera fans be willing to pay for an exclusive online viewing of Wagner's Die Meistersinger of Nuernberg from the Bayreuth Festival?
Germany's annual opera festival devoted to the works of Richard Wagner has set a price and it's a high one — $77.
The festival will show opera live online for the first time during the performance of Die Meistersinger (The MasterSingers of Nuremberg) that opens the event July 27.
Only 10,000 will be able to sign up for the online video. There will also be a free viewing in the Bayreuth public square.
The concept is a new twist for the opera world, where companies are looking for ways to develop young audiences.
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