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?

Der Ring des Nibelungen” or “The Ring of the Nibelung” in English, is opera at its most colossal: a four-evening cycle ...

Bayreuth: Home to Richard Wagner’s iconic festival, UNESCO-listed opera house and historic piano makers, this Bavarian town blends music, architecture and culture into an unforgettable travel ...

Unlike our stingy semiquincentennial, in 1976, the NEA observed the bicentennial by commissioning six major U.S. composers ...

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 ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

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 ...