Richard Wagner developmental in its treatment of leitmotifs. Wagner took 26 years from writing the first draft of a libretto in 1848 until he completed "Götterdämmerung" in 1874. The "Ring" takes about 15 hours to perform and is the only undertaking of such size to be regularly presented on the world's stages. Wagner's final opera, "Parsifal" (1882), which was his only work written especially for his Bayreuth Festspielhaus and which is described in the score as a ""Bühnenweihfestspiel"" ("festival play for the consecration of the stage"), has a storyline suggested by elements of the legend of the Holy Grail. It also carries
George Town Literary Festival festival was organised by Penang Global Tourism. Penang Institute, the state’s public policy think tank took over the reins in 2015. George Town Literary Festival George Town Literary Festival (GTLF) is an annual festival which takes place in the city of George Town, Penang, Malaysia. The 3-day festival takes place every last weekend of November. George Town Literary Festival is the only literary festival which is funded by the state government in Malaysia. The festival celebrates the literary world of poetry, prose and spoken words, the annual state-sponsored festival hosts various writers, novelists, spoken word artists and more from diverse