Berlin hopes that huge voting for March – DW – 07/26/2025

The famous Bereth Festival of Opera of Germany was kicked by Richard Wagner on Friday with a new production of “The Master Singers of Nurnberg”.

Chancellor Frederick Merz and former Chancellor Angela Merkel graced for the inauguration, both political figures report to be a great fan of Wagner.

With his wife Charlotte, Marse prepared the evening as a “spectacular production” features of magnificent platform designs and amazing artists.

The Chancellor used the occasion to confirm his commitment to art in Germany, emphasizing that it only included music and opera but also architecture and modern art.

“We want to defend this against all those who want it to be different,” Mars said.

Hundreds of thousands are expected in the German capital on Saturday to celebrate Berlin Pride or Christopher Street Day (CSD).

A huge parade with 80 trucks is expected to pass through the city, starting from the leapzigger plotz, then moving towards Potsdamer Plots and Showburg before ending at Brandenberg Gate.

The German Police Union (GDP) stated that Berlin officials would conduct a major operation to protect the parade in view of several cars Raming and terrorist attacks and due to the LGBTQ+ community targeted by the extremists from far and wide.

About 1,300 Berlin police officers will be deployed, supported by hundreds of people from other German states.

Two CEAD demonstrations with the expected 400 participants have been registered with Berlin Officers.

The pride ceremony began on Friday with a large -scale rainbow flags outside the Rechstag Building, the house of the German Parliament.

CSD organizers decided to display their own flag after the government rejected the government’s request to hoist the official rainbow flag.

Chancellor Frederick Merz defended the decision, saying, “Bundestag is not a circus tent,” referring to the lower house of the German Parliament.

Christopher Street dese is a reference to the location of Stonewell Inn in Greenwich Village Neighborhood in New York City, where protest against police discrimination in 1969 began the gay liberation movement.

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Berlin hosts one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ Pride events, with hundreds of thousands of people expecting to exit for a magnificent parade through the roads of the German capital.

The Bairuth Festival, the annual summer music ceremony was mainly dedicated to Richard Wagner’s opera, on Friday night.