‘In that hour, it all began.” With those words, Adolf Hitler famously traced his political awakening to a performance of Richard Wagner’s Rienzi. Last month, for the first time in the Bayreuth ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new production of Hitler's favorite opera, 'Rienzi' opened the 150th Bayreuth FestivalEnrico Nawrath Even before opening night, ...

Wagner was attracted to Bayreuth for its “nice solitude, away from the fume and the industrial foul stench” of the larger cities. It was here, of course, that he built his Festspielhaus, a theatre ...

A brand-new production of Richard Wagner’s opera “Tristan and Isolde” by the composer’s great-granddaughter was warmly received at its premiere on Saturday, marking the start of this year’s legendary ...

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The legend of a ship's captain who is condemned to sail forever. It was his stormy voyage to London in 1839 (escaping his creditors), that set Wagner’s thoughts on the operatic possibilities of "The ...

For the first time in its 150-year history, the Bayreuth Festival staged Wagner’s Rienzi, Hitler’s favorite opera, reopening questions about propaganda and antisemitism. ‘In that hour, it all began.” ...