Gottfried Wagner
Gottfried Wagner | |
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 Gottfried Wagner at Boston University, October 2013 | |
| Born | 13 April 1947 |
| Nationality | German |
| Citizenship | Germany,Italy |
| Education | PhD |
| Alma mater | University of Vienna |
| Occupation(s) | Multimedia director andpublicist |
| Spouse | Teresina Wagner |
| Children | Eugenio |
| Parent(s) | Wolfgang Wagnerand Ellen Drexel |
| Relatives | seeWagner family tree |
Gottfried Wagner(born 13 April 1947 inBayreuth)[1]is a multimedia director and publicist.
Gottfried Wagner is the son ofWolfgang Wagnerand a great-grandchild ofRichard Wagner.HisPhDis aboutKurt WeillandBertolt Brecht.He has concentrated on German culture and politics, as well as Jewish history of the 19th and 20th centuries in numerous publications. He is a member of thePEN-ClubLiechtensteinand in 1992 was a co-founder of the Post-HolocaustDiscussion Group.[2]
He has been living in Italy since 1983, and has estranged himself from his father's family, openly criticising their involvement with theNaziregime.[3][4]His bookTwilight of the Wagners: The Unveiling of a Family's Legacy,an autobiography, queried the extent to which his father had extricated himself from the family's close connection toNational Socialism,[5][6]while he has also been critical of many aspects of theBayreuth Festival.[6]The British film directorTony Palmerhas made a two-hour documentary film about the Wagner family in which Gottfried plays a key role.
Publications
[edit]- Gottfried Wagner,Wer nicht mit dem Wolf heult. Autobiographische Aufzeichnungen eines Wagner-Urenkels.(He who does not howl with the wolf: Autobiographical Notes from a Wagner Great-Grandchild) Foreword byRalph Giordano.Verlag Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 1997.ISBN3-462-02622-4
- Gottfried Wagner,Twilight of the Wagners: The Unveiling of a Family's Legacy,Picador, 1999.ISBN0-312-26404-6(English version of the above)[5]
- Gottfried Wagner "Du sollst keine anderen Götter haben neben mir. Richard Wagner - Ein Minenfeld", Propyläen, 2013.ISBN978-3-549-07441-1
Further reading
[edit]- Carr, Jonathan:The Wagner Clan: The Saga of Germany's Most Illustrious and Infamous Family.Atlantic Monthly Press, 2007.ISBN0-87113-975-8
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^Richard Wagner Museum, Bayreuth
- ^Stalnaker, Deidre (2001-10-02)."Wagner Descendant to Tell UA Audience of His Concern with Family Legacy".University of Alabama News.Retrieved2024-06-19.
- ^"Wagner descendant slams composer",The Local,19 May 2013
- ^"He who does not howl with the Wolf", an English-language interview with Gottfried Wagner, Radio Netherlands Archives, April 3, 1998
- ^abKate Connolly"'Lost son' Gottfried Wagner reopens the family feud over Bayreuth",The Observer,4 April 2010
- ^abMartin Kettle"The twilight of the Wagners",The Guardian,8 June 2000
Sources
[edit]- Much of the information in this article comes from theGerman-language Wikipedia article.
External links
[edit]- Gottfried Wagner's homepage
- Interview with Gottfried Wagneron theEuropean Commissionweb site
- Stanley, Alessandra (30 March 1999)."The Wagner Story Isn't Music to This Wagner's Ears".The New York Times.
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