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Feb 13, 2013 · A to Z of Wagner: C is for Cosima. Wagner's second wife outlived the composer by almost half a century, devoting herself to keeping his flame alive. Stephen Moss. Wed 13 Feb 2013 09.06 EST.
Francesca Gaetana Cosima Wagner ( née Liszt; 24 December 1837 – 1 April 1930) was the daughter of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt and Franco-German romantic author Marie d'Agoult.
(1837–1930). The second wife of the composer Richard Wagner, Cosima Wagner was the director of the Bayreuth Festivals from his death in 1883 to 1908. She was the moving force behind the festival plays in both commercial and social matters, influencing the selection of repertory, artists, and style of presentation.
After Wagner's death in 1883, became mus. dir. of Bayreuth Fest., handing over to her son Siegfried in 1908. Became blind 1920. Her diaries, covering years 1869–83, are invaluable source of information on Wagner's life and thought.
May 7, 2010 · Fri 7 May 2010 19.07 EDT. 0. Herrin des Hügels (Queen of the Hill) was the original 2007 title for this riveting biography of Liszt's illegitimate daughter, the woman who masterminded the cult of ...
978-0-300-16823-5. History. In this meticulously researched book, Oliver Hilmes paints a fascinating and revealing picture of the extraordinary Cosima Wagner-illegitimate daughter of Franz...
May 25, 2010 · Cosima Wagner: The Lady of Bayreuth. An enthralling new biography of the woman behind Bayreuth In this meticulously researched book, Oliver Hilmes paints a fascinating and revealing picture of...
