Race theory, Aryan purity, and a Jewish purge in Wagner’s ‘Parsifal’

The whole question of modernity, in new assessments of the German composer and his work

They lead to naked dancing on the German chancellor’s plane

A recent wave of performances turns Jewish composers into shadow images defined only by their status as Hitler’s victims

Playwright Joshua Sobol brings the composer to life on the Vienna stage but can’t bring him home to Tel Aviv

Plus Nixon on the Jews, and more

Plus Sunday in the Park with Israel, and more

Judaism rejects the notions of beauty that underscore Christian classical music, from Bach to Mozart—but the music still speaks to us

Despite his notorious pro-Hitler comments at Cannes, Lars von Trier is more of a Jew than he knows and Melancholia a more Jewish movie than he realizes

The Metropolitan Opera’s new Siegfried, part of its ambitious Ring cycle, exposes the greatness—and the limitations—of Wagner and his admirers

The new production of Don Giovanni at the Metropolitan Opera is well cast but marred by poor conducting

The New York Philharmonic Opening Night Gala

Performances of Wagner’s music are effectively banned in Israel. Should they be?

Think of it as a wonderful bit of revenge

Jewish opera buffs make buffa of Wagner’s opera