Angela Merkel had already come to Bayreuth in July for the opening of the Richard Wagner Festival. Over the weekend, the ...

It is considered the "most German" of Richard Wagner's operas. Adolf Hitler used the work for his propaganda purposes. Productions of Wagner's opera "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" divide audiences.

In North America, the Atlanta Opera will conclude its ongoing Ring cycle next spring, while the Metropolitan Opera has ...

Richard Wagner was Adolf Hitler's favourite composer, long before coming to power in 1933. The dictator saw Wagner as a ...

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 ...

In the Current Political Moment, Richard Wagner's Influence Is More Relevant—and Problematic—Than Ever If we can't morally reconcile art’s aesthetics, then is the art actually great?

Richard Wagner, whose three-decade career as a correspondent for CBS News included covering the war in Vietnam and numerous other conflicts around the world, has died. He was 85.

Richard Wagner had a special hall built to his exact specifications for the performance of his operas. The industrial town where it was built, Bayreuth, is now known for little other than ...

Robert Richard Wagner, 98, passed away on January 11, 2025 in Peoria, AZ. He was born in Chicago, IL on June 10, 1926 to Richard and Helen (Cordes) Wagner. He was preceded in death by his beloved w… ...