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'''Wolfgang Wagner''' (born [[30 August]] [[1919]]) is the director (Festspielleiter) of the [[Bayreuth Festival]], a position he assumed alongside his brother [[Wieland Wagner|Wieland]] in 1951. |
'''Wolfgang Wagner''' (born [[30 August]] [[1919]]) is the director (Festspielleiter) of the [[Bayreuth Festival]], a position he assumed alongside his brother [[Wieland Wagner|Wieland]] in 1951. |
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==Biography== |
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He is the son of [[Siegfried Wagner]], the grandson of the German composer [[Richard Wagner]], and the great-grandson of the composer [[Franz Liszt]]. Wolfgang and Wieland Wagner are largely credited with resurrecting the famous festival following [[Germany]]'s collapse after the [[Second World War]]. Under his directorship, the famous [[Bayreuth Festspielhaus]] has undergone extensive renovations. |
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Known for his more modern, minimalist stagings of his grandfather's works, Wagner has attracted some criticism for what is seen as his autocratic sway over the Festival.<ref name=Service>Tom Service, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6909220.stm "Wagner's guardian"], BBC News, July 20, 2007</ref> Nonetheless, he has helped make the Bayreuth one of the most popular destinations in the world of [[opera]]. There is a ten-year waiting list for tickets.<ref>{{cite web| title=Bayreuth Festival Goes for Youth in 2007| publication=www.auswaertiges-amt.de| url=http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/WillkommeninD/D-Informationen/Nachrichten/070221-3,navCtx=73442,__page=3.html| date=2007-02-21| accessdate=2007-03-12}}</ref> |
Known for his more modern, minimalist stagings of his grandfather's works, Wagner has attracted some criticism for what is seen as his autocratic sway over the Festival.<ref name=Service>Tom Service, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/6909220.stm "Wagner's guardian"], BBC News, July 20, 2007</ref> Nonetheless, he has helped make the Bayreuth one of the most popular destinations in the world of [[opera]]. There is a ten-year waiting list for tickets.<ref>{{cite web| title=Bayreuth Festival Goes for Youth in 2007| publication=www.auswaertiges-amt.de| url=http://www.auswaertiges-amt.de/diplo/en/WillkommeninD/D-Informationen/Nachrichten/070221-3,navCtx=73442,__page=3.html| date=2007-02-21| accessdate=2007-03-12}}</ref> |
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In 1994, he invited [[Werner Herzog]] (who had staged ''[[Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]'' at Bayreuth in 1987) to make a documentary about the festival, which was released under the title ''Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik'' (''The Transformation of the World into Music''). |
In 1994, he invited [[Werner Herzog]] (who had staged ''[[Lohengrin (opera)|Lohengrin]]'' at Bayreuth in 1987) to make a documentary about the festival, which was released under the title ''Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik'' (''The Transformation of the World into Music''). |
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He married twice, to [[Ellen Drexel]] and [[Gudrun Mack]]. He has three children: [[Eva Wagner-Pasquier|Eva]], born 1945, [[Gottfried Wagner|Gottfried]], born 1947 and [[Katharina Wagner|Katharina]], born 1978<ref>http://home.c2i.net/monsalvat/wagtree.gif Joseph M. Erbacher's Wagner Family Tree</ref>. He is reportedly estranged from both Eva (over control of the Bayreuth Festival)<ref name=Service/> and Gottfried (over the family's connection with [[Adolf Hitler]], a friend of Wolfgang's mother [[Siegfried Wagner|Winifred]])<ref>http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:K9ZMb-C1N0UJ:www.faqs.org/faqs/music/wagner/general-faq/section-23.html+wolfgang+wagner+eva+gottfried+katharina&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=ca www.faqs.org/faqs/music/wagner/general-faq/section-23.html</ref>. |
He married twice, to [[Ellen Drexel]] and [[Gudrun Mack]]. Gudrun died in November 2007 <ref>[http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,520138,00.html Der Spiegel obituary 28 November 2007]</ref>. He has three children: [[Eva Wagner-Pasquier|Eva]], born 1945, [[Gottfried Wagner|Gottfried]], born 1947 and [[Katharina Wagner|Katharina]], born 1978<ref>http://home.c2i.net/monsalvat/wagtree.gif Joseph M. Erbacher's Wagner Family Tree</ref>. He is reportedly estranged from both Eva (over control of the Bayreuth Festival)<ref name=Service/> and Gottfried (over the family's connection with [[Adolf Hitler]], a friend of Wolfgang's mother [[Siegfried Wagner|Winifred]])<ref>http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:K9ZMb-C1N0UJ:www.faqs.org/faqs/music/wagner/general-faq/section-23.html+wolfgang+wagner+eva+gottfried+katharina&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=ca www.faqs.org/faqs/music/wagner/general-faq/section-23.html</ref>. |
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==References== |
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Revision as of 13:48, 28 November 2007
Wolfgang Wagner (born 30 August 1919) is the director (Festspielleiter) of the Bayreuth Festival, a position he assumed alongside his brother Wieland in 1951.
Biography
He is the son of Siegfried Wagner, the grandson of the German composer Richard Wagner, and the great-grandson of the composer Franz Liszt. Wolfgang and Wieland Wagner are largely credited with resurrecting the famous festival following Germany's collapse after the Second World War. Under his directorship, the famous Bayreuth Festspielhaus has undergone extensive renovations.
Known for his more modern, minimalist stagings of his grandfather's works, Wagner has attracted some criticism for what is seen as his autocratic sway over the Festival.[1] Nonetheless, he has helped make the Bayreuth one of the most popular destinations in the world of opera. There is a ten-year waiting list for tickets.[2]
In 1994, he invited Werner Herzog (who had staged Lohengrin at Bayreuth in 1987) to make a documentary about the festival, which was released under the title Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik (The Transformation of the World into Music).
He married twice, to Ellen Drexel and Gudrun Mack. Gudrun died in November 2007 [3]. He has three children: Eva, born 1945, Gottfried, born 1947 and Katharina, born 1978[4]. He is reportedly estranged from both Eva (over control of the Bayreuth Festival)[1] and Gottfried (over the family's connection with Adolf Hitler, a friend of Wolfgang's mother Winifred)[5].
References
- ^ a b Tom Service, "Wagner's guardian", BBC News, July 20, 2007
- ^ "Bayreuth Festival Goes for Youth in 2007". 2007-02-21. Retrieved 2007-03-12.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|publication=ignored (help) - ^ Der Spiegel obituary 28 November 2007
- ^ http://home.c2i.net/monsalvat/wagtree.gif Joseph M. Erbacher's Wagner Family Tree
- ^ http://64.233.167.104/search?q=cache:K9ZMb-C1N0UJ:www.faqs.org/faqs/music/wagner/general-faq/section-23.html+wolfgang+wagner+eva+gottfried+katharina&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=3&gl=ca www.faqs.org/faqs/music/wagner/general-faq/section-23.html
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