Bayreuth Festival conducted performances in Paris and Barcelona, performing "Parsifal", "Die Walküre" and "Tristan und Isolde". In 1973, faced with overwhelming criticism and family infighting, the Bayreuth Festival and its assets were transferred to a newly created Richard Wagner Foundation. The board of directors included members of the Wagner family and others appointed by the state. As chairman, Wolfgang Wagner remained in charge of administration of the festival. While Wolfgang Wagner continued to administer the festival, beginning in the 1970s, production was handled by a number of new directors in what Wolfgang called "Werkstatt Bayreuth" (Bayreuth Workshop). The idea was to turn
Festival du Bois Festival du Bois Festival du Bois is the largest and most attended Francophone festival on the west coast of Canada, held in the Maillardville neighbourhood of Coquitlam, British Columbia, Canada. Produced by Societe francophone de Maillardville, Festival du Bois is an annual event scheduled for the first full weekend in March which celebrates French Canadian history, art and culture. The festival site in Mackin Park is dominated by the main stage tent where most of Canadian folk, Celtic and world music artists perform. There is also a children's stage, a workshop tent, art and history displays, tours of the Mackin