Just as we think of the films of the exceptionally gifted Leni Riefenstahl as Nazi art, so we are in an inexorable process of appreciating much of the art of Richard Wagner as such. To recap, we knew that with the later exception of Wagner's granddaughter Friedelind, the Wagner family collaborated enthusiastically with Hitler and the war, that they never protested or participated in any level of resistance. But again, Wagner's grandsons Wieland and Wolfgang were teens during Hitler's early rise ...
On The Future of Wagnerism, Part 6: The Wagner Family and Questions of Forgiveness (Conclusion)
The Huffington Post - 12 May 2015 21:25
Just as we think of the films of the exceptionally gifted Leni Riefenstahl as Nazi art, so we are in an inexorable process of appreciating much of the art of Richard Wagner as such. To recap, we knew that with the later exception of Wagner's granddaughter Friedelind, the Wagner family collaborated enthusiastically with Hitler and the war, that they never protested or participated in any level of resistance. But again, Wagner's grandsons Wieland and Wolfgang were teens during Hitler's early rise ...
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