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Diskurs Bayreuth 3: Wagner, Katharina, ed; Berg, Holger von, ed; Maintz, Marie Luise, ed - The History of Wagner Directing - Cosima Wagner, Siegfried Wagner, Winifred Wagner, Heinz Tietjen in the Spotlight - With contributions from Valentin Schwarz, Tobias Kratzer, and others. What is permissible, possible, and necessary in interpretation, and what is not? How do productions change perspectives on Richard Wagner and his history? Richard Wagner, as a groundbreaking innovator of musical theater, redefined the relationship between sound, image, word, and drama: The stage, the production transforms the musical work and its perception. In the third volume of the Diskurs Bayreuth series, the focus is on Wagner as a pioneer of new forms of representation. Directors, conductors, and performers are at the center of the book as scene-makers. In particular, the festival directors from the early days of Wagner interpretation appear in a new light: Cosima, Siegfried, and Winifred Wagner. Heinz Tietjen's work as a director is portrayed in greater detail. Stephan Mösch sheds new light on the background of the century's Ring by Patrice Chéreau and Pierre Boulez based on festival documents that have been evaluated for the first time. The thematic arc extends to the present: The protagonists of the latest Wagner productions also provide exciting contributions: Valentin Schwarz, the director of the new Ring planned for 2022, and Tobias Kratzer, the director of Tannhäuser in 2019.