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Letter from Lucerne.

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| July 01, 2004 | Peters, Brooks | COPYRIGHT 2004 Metropolitan Opera Guild, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

I was standing in the main hall of Tribschen, Richard Wagner's former villa on the shores of Lake Lucerne in Switzerland. A handsome and stately, if slightly faded-looking, mansion, it is now a museum honoring his time there (1866-72) and the music he composed while a resident. Its elegant salons and glittering display cases promised hours worth of perusing. Unfortunately for me, however, the museum was just closing for part of the day, as museums have a habit of doing the moment one finally finds them. "You must take the boat across the lake," the young Swiss girl at the front desk insisted. "It's a brilliant ride, and not terribly expensive. The boat leaves quite ...

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