Richard Wagner was, and still is today, arguably the most controversial figure in classical music. A self-appointed deity and hyperdriven genius, Wagner is often considered the ultimate megalomaniac.

Richard Wagner -- the 19th century composer whose epic operas are considered to be among the greatest ever written and whose anti-Semitic views still cause controversy -- was born 200 years ago ...

British actor, writer and bon vivant Stephen Fry has loved the music of Richard Wagner since he first heard it played on his father's gramophone. "It released forces within me," he explains early on ...

Not to mention her great-grandfather. Bayreuth founder Wagner welcomed inventive perspectives on his works, though he only lived to see the "Ring" and "Parsifal" produced at the festival. He designed ...

In Germany, every crop-haired infant Siegfried, every pig-tailed little Brünnhilde counts Richard Wagner one of Nazidom’s special heroes. Composer Wagner not only glorified pagan German gods and ...

Performances in N.Y.C. Advertisement Supported by Rian Johnson, Patti Smith, Alex Ross and others offer favorite highlights of a composer best known for his sprawling length. In the past we’ve chosen ...

America at 250: The New Issue of NR Is Out Audio By Carbonatix The New Year’s resolution is a capricious thing, often arbitrarily made, haltingly followed, and quickly abandoned. Perhaps that will be ...

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 ...