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Germany's cultural glory - Germany's political shame: the opera festival established by Richard Wagner in 1876 is one of the most intriguing phenomena of modern European cultural history. The oldest and best known of music festivals, Bayreuth was from the beginning not simply a place for model performances of Wagner's works but equally the centre of an ideological cult, with the Festspielhaus its sacred shrine and audiences its devout pilgrims. This book is the first to provide a frank and comprehensive account of the institutions's history and functioning. The core of the study is a critical…
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4 editions- Hardcover · English · 1999Century · 9780712652773
- Paperback · English · 1996Yale University Press · 344 pages · 9780300066654
- Hardcover · English · 1994Yale University Press · 344 pages · 9780300057775
- Hardcover · EnglishHutchinson · 288 pages · 9780091776329
History and criticismMusicBayreuther FestspieleWagner, richard, 1813-1883Music festivalsMusic, germanMusiqueHistoire et critique