Wagner invited philosopherFriedrichNietzsche to thefinalrehearsalon ChristmasEve at the Hoteldu Lac and theyarrivedtogether at the Wagners' home in the villageof Trihschen.
In principle another family member has first shot at the job, but the Wagners snap and snarl at one another with a ferocity that makes the Dallas and Denver clans look blissful.