Wolfgang Wagner Wolfgang Wagner Wolfgang Wagner (30 August 191921 March 2010) was a German opera director. He is best known as the director (Festspielleiter) of the Bayreuth Festival, a position he initially assumed alongside his brother Wieland in 1951 until the latter's death in 1966. From then on, he assumed total control until he retired in 2008, although many of the productions which he commissioned were severely criticized in their day. He had been plagued by family conflicts and criticism for many years. He was the son of Siegfried Wagner, the grandson of Richard Wagner, and the great-grandson of Franz Liszt. His
Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival The Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Festival (more commonly called JazzFest) is an annual multi-day outdoor musical event, featuring two stages and is free to the public. It is one of the largest free music festivals in its region and is held annually at Yankton Trail Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota during the third weekend in July. JazzFest features a wide variety of music every year including jazz, blues, Zydeco, Latin, Reggae, big band, rock, soul, funk and others. JazzFest features a main stage, second stage for regional/local talent, the Sanford Children's JazzQuest