The Unforgiven: Wagner, Jews, and Antisemitism
The Unforgiven: Wagner, Jews, and Antisemitism Notwithstanding Richard Wagner’s infamy as one of the most vituperative anti-Semites of his age, a large number of Jews embraced his music, chief among them Theodor Herzl. In this talk, based on his 2020 book Wagnerism, Alex Ross will try to untangle some of the complexities surrounding Wagner’s relationships […]