Richard Wagner and Gesamtkunstwerk

Welcome back to Between the Barlines! I am excited again to continue our chat about 19th century opera, with today’s focus being on the works of Richard Wagner. We will learn that Wagner wasn’t just a composer; he was a dramatist, philosopher, and provocateur whose ideas reshaped what opera could be. His music is monumental and his legacy is deeply complicated. TW: discussing antisemitism, Hitler, Third Reich.Buy me a Coffee: buymeacoffee.com/betweenthebarlinesOperas mentioned in this episode:The Flying DutchmanTannhäuserLohengrinDer Ring des NibelungenTristan und IsoldeDie Meistersinger von NürnbergParsifal