How did Wagner's experiences in Paris influence his works and social character? And how does his sometime desire for recognition by the French cultural establis

"At the age of twenty-six Richard Wagner gave up his as yet undistinguished musical career in Germany and traveled to Paris, then the musical center of Europe,

Richard Wagner (1813-1883) aimed to be more than just a composer. He set out to redefine opera as a "total work of art" combining the highest aspirations of dra

"This book examines the shifting attitudes toward Wagner reflected in the Parisian press during the period of the Third Reich. Paradoxically, during one of the

Newman's Life of Wagner, published between 1933 and 1947, the culmination of forty years' research, is a classic biography.