Swastika Tattoo Prompts a Casting Change at Bayreuth
The bass-baritone Samuel Youn will take over the title role in Wagner's "Flying Dutchman," replacing Evgeny Nikitin, a Russian singer with a swastika tattoo on his chest.
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