This weekend course takes you into the historical, religious and intellectual world that shaped Richard Wagner's operas. Led by opera expert Thomas Milholt, the course follows the development from The Flying Dutchman to Parsifal and explores how Romanticism, the political upheavals of the 1800s, Christian imagery and the philosophy of the time influenced his work.
Excerpts from Wagner's operas on DVD show how music, text and drama merge into a distinctive artistic universe. The course also looks at why his works still spark enthusiasm, debate and new interpretations. No prior knowledge is needed, only curiosity about the world that gave Wagner's operas their life.
