Films and classroom resources on 19th Century German composer Richard Wagner, famous for his massive operas with epic stories ...

WHETHER we admit or not the first dogma of the Wagner creed, that the individual arts have in past times reached their highest possible degree of development, and that the highest art-work of the ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In glancing through Ring Festival L.A.’s official guide, you’ll find all ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Rian Johnson, Patti Smith, Alex Ross and others offer favorite highlights of a composer best known for his sprawling length. In the past we’ve chosen ...

Adolf Hitler loved music—especially Wagner. In Mein Kampf, he had written: “My youthful enthusiasm for the Bayreuth master knew no bounds.” The Third Reich, Hitler said, had its foundations in the ...

A new exhibition at the country’s national history museum examines the strong feelings stirred by its most famous 19th-century composer. By Ben Miller BERLIN — Few composers inspire such a mix of ...