想在一年一度的拜罗伊特·瓦格纳音乐节中得到门票可不是件容易事，等待的时间和消除矮人身上的诅咒所需日子一样长：九年。

GETTING a seat at the annual Bayreuth Festival of Richard Wagner's operas is about as easy as shaking off a dwarf's curse: the average waiting time is nine years.

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他保护了家族的财产，并订了一条规矩就是：拜罗伊特的掌门人一定要是瓦格纳家族的成员。

He secured the family fortunes and ensured that "as a rule" the succession would go to a Wagner.

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