Police are mounting a major operation to protect the Berlin Pride parade, with hundreds of thousands expected to attend. Merz ...

Germany's renowned Bayreuth Festival of operas by Richard Wagner kicked off on Friday with a new production of "The ...

Florian Silbereisen had an eventful evening at the Bayreuth Festival. After a minor mishap, he was able to pose for a photo ...

During the opening of the Bayreuth Festival, a special moment between Markus Söder and Angela Merkel drew attention.

It is considered the "most German" of Richard Wagner's operas. Adolf Hitler used the work for his propaganda purposes.

Richard Wagner was born 200 years ago this week: on May 22, 1813. In most cases, two centuries is enough to establish a safe distance, a historical world of Empire-waisted gowns and early Romantic ...

LEIPZIG, Germany — How quickly Richard Wagner changed his mind about “Rienzi,” his first successful opera. In his self-aggrandizing memoir, “My Life,” assembled at the request of the ...

You might think of Richard Wagner as the composer of gods and myths, of the end of the world and a love that destroys — and you would be right.

Perhaps appropriately for a company that takes its name from a composer known for his exploration of mythology, the origins of the Wagner Group’s name are spun in mystery. So far, chief Yevgevy ...

Filmmakers have been borrowing and adapting the music of Richard Wagner since the dawn of cinema. The 19th century German composer’s lush, ...

On the eve of an election where the choice is nothing less than democracy versus neo-fascism, you don’t have to know much more about Richard Wagner than I do to find Alex Ross’s Wagnerism: Art ...

Germany's renowned Bayreuth Festival of operas by Richard Wagner is scheduled to kick off on Friday afternoon with a new ...