The Bayreuth Festival and Richard Wagner

Richard Wagner and the Bayreuth Festspielhaus The Bayreuth Festival (Bayreuther Festspiele) is a music festival held every July/August in Bayreuth, Germany. The festival features performances of operas by the German composer Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The composer...

Richard Wagner, Bayreuth and Italy

“The Ring of the Nibelung” Introduction Richard Wagner (1813-1883) revolutionized classical music with his Tristan und Isolde (1859) and The Ring (1874). His tremendous influence on opera came from his “musical dramas,” including the...