LEADER 02818nam 2200589 a 450 001 9910785561303321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-300-16823-3 024 7 $a10.12987/9780300168235 035 $a(CKB)2670000000233602 035 $a(EBL)3421012 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000736902 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11422499 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000736902 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10782291 035 $a(PQKB)11327394 035 $a(DE-B1597)485784 035 $a(OCoLC)811402662 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780300168235 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3421012 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10585585 035 $a(OCoLC)923599388 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3421012 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000233602 100 $a20090917d2010 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aCosima Wagner$b[electronic resource] $ethe lady of Bayreuth /$fOliver Hilmes ; translated by Stewart Spencer 210 $aNew Haven $cYale University Press$d2010 215 $a1 online resource (354 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-300-15215-9 311 $a0-300-17090-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [349]-354) and index. 327 $aA 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). 330 $aIn 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. 606 $aOpera producers and directors$zGermany$zBayreuth$vBiography 615 0$aOpera producers and directors 676 $a782.1092 676 $aB 700 $aHilmes$b Oliver$01510624 701 $aSpencer$b Stewart$0862416 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910785561303321 996 $aCosima Wagner$93743418 997 $aUNINA