“Stephen Fry explores his passion for controversial composer Richard Wagner. Can he salvage the music he loves from its dark association with Hitler’s Nazi regime? His journey takes him to Germany, Switzerland and Russia as he pieces together the story of the composer’s turbulent career.
Along the way he plays Wagner’s piano, meets the composer’s descendants and eavesdrops on rehearsals for the legendary Bayreuth Festival, the annual extravaganza of Wagner’s music held in a theatre designed by the composer himself.”
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I was watching this today instead of the football, good choice I think! Although I love Stephen Fry I don’t feel like he fully explored the whole Nazi thing, although I suppose it’s as difficult to reconcile as it looks..
good luck stephen…it’s very difficult to remove the taint of the nazis from anything. every villain on dr. who is actually them!
If it’s Stephen Fry, Wagner’s got nothing to worry about.
that title is a bit misleading, tho…i didnt know wagner swung that way!