02818nam 2200589 a 450 991078556130332120200520144314.00-300-16823-310.12987/9780300168235(CKB)2670000000233602(EBL)3421012(SSID)ssj0000736902(PQKBManifestationID)11422499(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736902(PQKBWorkID)10782291(PQKB)11327394(DE-B1597)485784(OCoLC)811402662(DE-B1597)9780300168235(Au-PeEL)EBL3421012(CaPaEBR)ebr10585585(OCoLC)923599388(MiAaPQ)EBC3421012(EXLCZ)99267000000023360220090917d2010 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCosima Wagner[electronic resource] the lady of Bayreuth /Oliver Hilmes ; translated by Stewart SpencerNew Haven Yale University Press20101 online resource (354 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-300-15215-9 0-300-17090-4 Includes bibliographical references (p. [349]-354) and index.A childhood without parents (1837-55) -- A marriage of convenience (1855-64) -- Wagner (1864-83) -- The first lady of Bayreuth (1883-1900) -- A new era (1900-14) -- The long end (1914-30).In this meticulously researched book, Oliver Hilmes paints a fascinating and revealing picture of the extraordinary Cosima Wagner-illegitimate daughter of Franz Liszt, wife of the conductor Hans von Bülow, then mistress and subsequently wife of Richard Wagner. After Wagner's death in 1883 Cosima played a crucial role in the promulgation and politicization of his works, assuming control of the Bayreuth Festival and transforming it into a shrine to German nationalism. The High Priestess of the Wagnerian cult, Cosima lived on for almost fifty years, crafting the image of Richard Wagner through her organizational ability and ideological tenacity.The first book to make use of the available documentation at Bayreuth, this biography explores the achievements of this remarkable and obsessive woman while illuminating a still-hidden chapter of European cultural history.Opera producers and directorsGermanyBayreuthBiographyOpera producers and directors782.1092BHilmes Oliver1510624Spencer Stewart862416MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910785561303321Cosima Wagner3743418UNINA