Tales from the Vaterland

Just a little snippet to brag a bit.

My friend Amanda is singing Eva in Meistersinger at Bayreuth this year (if you're not "in the know," this is a huge deal.) Anyway, she called and invited me Bayreuth to see her Meistersinger on Wednesday and then to stay over till Thursday because she wants me to go with her to some big party at "the Wagners." Yep, I am going to meet Katharina Wagner, the great-granddaughter of Richard and the woman who now runs the Festival.

This is so cool.

I hope I can get my Janker back from the tailor to wear. What is a janker?




More about traditional German apparel (in English):

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracht