Classical coup in the capital (The National Newspaper)

The Bayreuth Festival Orchestra performed for the first time outside of Germany since 1989 in Abu Dhabi this week.

I really don’t fully understand how Abu Dhabi is becoming the site for so much culture…. as if people are giving up on exisiting cities and investing all of their hope in this created city in the Middle East.

Why did the BFO choose Abu Dhabi?