Choreographer

Wieland Wagner

German opera director (1917–1966)

Born 1917 · BayreuthDied 1966Germany2 works
Wieland Wagner
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Wieland Wagner was a German choreographer, born in 1917 in Bayreuth, who died in 1966. This page lists 2 works credited to Wagner as choreographer, including Performances of Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival in 1951 and Performances of Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival in 1962.

Biography

Wieland Wagner (5 January 1917 – 17 October 1966) was a German opera director, and a grandson of Richard Wagner. As co-director of the Bayreuth Festival when it re-opened after World War II, he was noted for innovative new stagings of the musical stage works, departing from the naturalistic scenery and lighting of the 19th-century models.

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Works choreographed by Wieland Wagner

TitleTypePremiere
Performances of Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival in 1951operatic production—
Performances of Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival in 1962operatic production—

Contemporaries

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