Wagner Tripping

Summary and links to the series of Wagner character posts: I believe that Richard Wagner has been the victim of  character assassination ...

The title of this post is the reputation of Wagner's music, and if you change the middle phrase to longwinded, of the composer himself. ...

Below is a picture capturing the moment Phil Mickelson–after a decade of trying – finally   broke through and won a major at the 2004 Maste...

All operas aim to give expression to profound human emotions and feelings. Traditionally, the emotions of opera were primarily contained in...

To me, music is the language of emotion, and Wagner was the master of that language. Other composers make me feel deeply, of course, but ne...

A note about musical links: I will try to find a version with English subtitles for all my opera links. There may be versions I like better...

Background Quite simply, I found my way to opera and, then, to Wagner through LSD.  And, through opera and Wagner, I found my way to a ...