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Angela Merkel faints at opera festival at Bayreuth

Author: newsroom | Published: July 26, 2015

Could Angela Merkel be under too much stress?

German Chancellor Angela Merkel, aged 61, fainted at the prestigious Wagner Opera Festival in Bayreuth, report German news sources. She was out for a few moments before others helped her come round again.

The incident is said to have occurred during the first break of Richard Wagner’s “Tristan and Isolde”. The chancellor is under a great deal of stress on account of talks aimed at keeping reece in the eurozone.It is unclear if Merkel was injured after she fainted. Asked about her thoughts on the opera, she remarked that she liked it very much.