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Two Men, Two Lives: A Common Thread Linking Richard Wagner and Martin Heidegger

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By Editor
October 12, 2020
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This week marks important milestones for two personalities: composer Richard Wagner (who was born on May 22) and philosopher Martin Heidegger (who died on May 26). This may seem like a tenuous link between the two historical figures who lived in different centuries. But if...

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Music Reviews Richard Wagner

By Bryan Keithley
December 27, 2019
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For some, Richard Wagner is a sublime genius, capable of profoundly moving us with drama and music through prodigious talent and tremendous depth of feeling. For others, Wagner is not only overrated, with overblown productions matched only by the man’s personal pomposity but dangerous as...

Deep Drama: Katherine Syer on the Political Connotations of Richard Wagner’s Operas

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By Charles Carlini
August 4, 2015
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Richard Wagner (1813–1883) was a German composer known for his mostly complex and lengthy dramatic operas. Though a controversial figure due to his nationalist beliefs and anti-Semitism, he is still considered to be one of the best composers in modern history. Katherine R. Syer is associate professor...