Tuesday, July 19, 2016

Richard Wagner: German Opera with a Nationalistic Flavor


Wagner was and is controversial. Critics discuss his "bad moral example." His passion-filled music and philosophy were greatly influential, moving people with great emotion.  Wagner's hatred of Jews strongly influenced his music which provided fertile soil in 20th Century Germany for the rise of Nazism.  The Nazis frequently played Wagner's music in their mass rallies.  It became a powerful symbol for national socialism. 




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