Gudrun Wagner the assistant of Wolfgang Wagner, the grandson of Richard Wagner and director of the Bayreuth Festival which the composer founded. She and Wolfgang Wagner each divorced their spouses in order to marry each other in 1976. Their daughter Katharina, who succeeded her father as co-director of the festival, was born in 1978. Although officially keeping a low profile, she exercised influence on the festival from behind the scenes. Wolfgang Wagner's attempt in 2001 to install his wife as successor did not pass a vote of the board of the festival foundation. She had been recovering from an operation in hospital
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