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

Former German infantryman Hans Himsel lived through scenes in 1944 at the Bayreuth opera house worthy of the finale of Richard Wagner’s “Gotterdammerung” when Valhalla goes up in flames. In this ...

Richard Wilhelm Wagner, a cherished husband, father and uncle to his nieces and nephews passed away peacefully on February 6, 2025, at the age of 96 in Granger, IN. Born on November 1, 1928, in ...

David Rosenthal’s little book about Richard Wagner’s influence on European art is an introduction to paintings, lithographs and drawings inspired by the subjects of his operas. The title is misleading ...

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 productions ...