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Katharina Wagner (born 21 May 1978 in Bayreuth) is a German opera stage director and is the director of the Bayreuth Festival. She is the daughter of Wolfgang Wagner and Gudrun Wagner (née Armann), great-granddaughter of Richard Wagner , and great-great granddaughter of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt .
Katharina Wagner's Baptism of Fire is a 82 minute documentary about Katharina Wagner and the preparations for her debut at Bayreuth with her great grandfather's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Katharina Wagner is the first female stage director at the Bayreuth Festival. She is also the youngest.
Feb 15, 2023 · At Bayreuth, Katharina Wagner herself carries the title of “Geschäftsführer,” or managing director. But for the term to stand alone, especially as a military or political title, is basically ...
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Aug 23, 2010 · Kate Connolly. Richard Wagner's great-granddaughter Katharina Wagner is taking on the purists at opera's most exclusive festival – and trying to exorcise its Nazi past. Mon 23 Aug 2010 16.46 EDT ...
Katharina Wagner is a German opera stage director and is the director of the Bayreuth Festival. She is the daughter of Wolfgang Wagner and Gudrun Wagner, great-granddaughter of Richard Wagner, and great-great granddaughter of Hungarian composer Franz Liszt.
Aug 12, 2010 · Katharina Wagner reiterated that she and her sister would fulfill their pledge to explore the ties of her family to Hitler and the Nazis in the years before and during World War II. The findings ...
Aug 3, 2023 · The new “Parsifal” has engendered extensive media attention and discussion among opera followers and the viewing public. Five years in the making, it was developed with the encouragement of Bayreuth Festival general manager Katharina Wagner, Richard Wagner’s great-granddaughter.
