Twilight of the Wagners

Description:

In Twilight of the Wagners, Gottfried Wagner chronicles his family's connection with National Socialism, from his great-grandfather's anti-Semitic pamphlets to his father's, uncle's and grandparent's close relationship with Adolf Hitler. Gottfried's discovery of his family's controversial past has led him on an impassioned crusade as an adult to examine the hatred and racism he knew growing up in Bayreuth-- where the family's annual festivals in honor Richard Wagner's operas are major cultural events.

subjects: Family,  Bayreuther Festspiele,  Antisemitism,  Biography,  Opera producers and directors,  Composers & Musicians - General,  Europe - Germany,  Genres & Styles - Opera,  Opera,  Biography & Autobiography,  1947-,  Germany,  Wagner family,  Wagner, Gottfried,,  Biography/Autobiography,  Bayreuther Festspiele. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50053013,  Bayreuther Festspiele. (uri) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50053013 (uri) http://viaf.org/viaf/sourceID/LC|n50053013

People: Gottfried Wagner (1947-),  Richard Wagner (1813-1883),  Wagner family

Places: Germany