Richard Oh

Pada tahun 1876, sebuah festival diselenggarakan di Bayreuth atas
prakarsa King Ludwig II, Bavaria, untuk menggelar karya-karya
komposisi Richard Wagner. Seorang filsuf tak dikenal pada waktu itu
diundang untuk menghadiri festival ini.
Filsuf itu hadir di festival Bayreuth karena, selain sebagai sahabat
dekat sang komposer, dia memang penggemar berat karya-karya Richard
Wagner. Namun, apa yang disaksikannya di Festival Bayreuth itu justru
membuat [...]

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