Research Catalog

Title

Letter, 1944 Dec. 22, Bayreuth, to Winifred Wagner.

Author

Wagner, Wieland, 1917-1966.

Details

Additional Authors

• Wagner, Winifred.
• Stein, Joseph.

Description

(VII leaves).

Summary

English translation of letter beginning "Dear Mama" about Hitler's request for a 1945 Bayreuth Festival. Wieland asks for more autonomy for himself and his brother Wolfgang in the productions and disputes Winifred Wagner's choice of Heinz Tietjen as artistic director. Translated from the German by Lt. Joseph Stein who was attached to G-5 Intelligence of General Patton's army during World War II.

Subjects

• Opera producers and directors
• Letters
• Opera > Production and direction
• Bayreuther Festspiele
• Wagner, Wolfgang, 1919-
• Tietjen, Heinz, 1881-1967
• Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945
• Wagner, Wieland, 1917-1966

Genre/Form

Letters.

Note

• Typescript (carbon copy).

Source (note)

• Stein, Ernest

Biography (note)

• Wieland Wagner, grandson of Richard Wagner, was involved in various aspects of production of his grandfather's operas at Bayreuth. The recipient was his mother, Winifred Wagner, Richard's daughter-in-law.

Processing Action (note)

• Cataloged

Call Number

JOB 91-24

OCLC

NYPW91-A45

Author

Wagner, Wieland, 1917-1966.

Title

Letter, 1944 Dec. 22, Bayreuth, to Winifred Wagner.

Biography

Wieland Wagner, grandson of Richard Wagner, was involved in various aspects of production of his grandfather's operas at Bayreuth. The recipient was his mother, Winifred Wagner, Richard's daughter-in-law.

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Occupation

Opera producers and directors.

Added Author

Wagner, Winifred.

Stein, Joseph.

Research Call Number

JOB 91-24