Richard Wagner was an anti-Semite. ... But Wagner is a figure that especially imprints on and becomes imprinted with history, revealing, in silhouette, what an epoch and its thinkers share.

When it comes to Richard Wagner, one thing has long been clear: he wanted to be in control. The man who invented the idea of ...

Richard Wagner was born 200 years ago this week: on May 22, 1813. In most cases, two centuries is enough to establish a safe distance, a historical world of Empire-waisted gowns and early Romantic ...

The movie will chart the journey of Richard and Cosima Wagner as they arrive in Venice following the prèmiere of Parsifal in 1882. The plot will turn on an alternative history, ...

Winifred Wagner — the English-born wife of Richard’s son, Siegfried — who oversaw the festival from 1930 to 1944, was an avowed fan of Adolf Hitler until her death in 1980.

When it comes to Richard Wagner, one thing has long been clear: he wanted to be in control. The man who invented the idea of ...

When it comes to Richard Wagner, one thing has long been clear: he wanted to be in control. The man who invented the idea of "Gesamtkunstwerk," a total synthesis of music, text, drama, scenery and ...