Richard Wagner had a special hall built to his exact specifications for the performance of his operas. The industrial town where it was built, Bayreuth, is now known for little other than productions ...

Two of the world’s leading interpreters of Richard Wagner return to New Zealand in August for a landmark NZSO concert series ...

Should the past be confronted — or avoided? Why the Wagner festival's handling of its Nazi-era legacy remains a contentious ...

The Bayreuth Festival had canceled a planned memorial lecture featuring Jewish author and broadcaster Michel Friedman, drawing sharp criticism.

As the Bayreuth festival turns 150, we look at the composer’s huge and enduring influence, and wonder what might have happened to classical music in his absence?

David Rosenthal’s little book about Richard Wagner’s influence on European art is an introduction to paintings, lithographs and drawings inspired by the subjects of his operas. The title is misleading ...