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Discourse Bayreuth 3|Wagner, Katharina, ed|Berg, Holger von, ed|Maintz, Marie Luise, ed|- The History of Wagner Direction|- Cosima Wagner, Siegfried Wagner, Winifred Wagner, Heinz Tietjen in the|Spotlight|- With articles by Valentin Schwarz, Tobias Kratzer et al.|What may, can, must interpretation and what not? How do|stagings change the views of Richard Wagner and of history?|Richard Wagner, as a pioneering new thinker of musical|theatre, redefined the relationship between sound, image, word, drama: the scene, the|staging transforms the musical work and its perception. The third volume of the Diskurs Bayreuth series is about Wagner as a pioneer of|new ways of presentation.|As scene-makers, directors, conductors and performers are at the centre of the|book. In particular, the festival directors from the early days of|Wagner interpretation, sometimes appear in a new light: Cosima, Siegfried|and Winifred Wagner. Heinz Tietjen's work as a director is portrayed in more detail. Stephan Mösch sheds new light on the prehistory of the Ring of the Century|by Patrice Chéreau and Pierre Boulez on the basis of the first-ever evaluation of|Festspiel files.|The thematic arc extends to the present: the protagonists|of the latest Wagner direction also provide exciting articles: Valentin Schwarz, the|director of the new Ring now planned for 2022, and Tobias Kratzer, the|Tannhäuser director for 2019.