Got hooked on opera as a preschooler.  My parents loved opera.  My little kids did too.  They are now adults, all subscribers to the COC. Wagner is like a drug, you feel the  music through the pores of your skin. What opera is performed where? that's how we plan our vacations . Kids and bikers like Wagner.  It will never go away, so you may as well put your name on the waiting list for Bayreuth.  Getting on the list is free. It could take ten years or more to be offered to buy the tickets. Maybe you'll have found a big gold nugget at the bottom of a river and have the means to attend.