Another video lecture from Bayreuth as part of the Wagner Worldwide program. Here Vazsonyi expands and discuses some of the ideas in his book Richard Wagner: Self-Promotion and the Making of a Brand.
And for none German speakers, before Vazsonyi is presented, the first 25 minutes are in the German, but it then switches to English when he begins his lecture. So don't panic! Simply forward to around 25 minutes (of these 2 hour video) and everything will become understandable.
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice, New National Theatre, Tokyo, 07.12.2025
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