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Summary: General FAQ concerning composer Richard Wagner (1813-83). 
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Section Contents

• News Headers
• General FAQ for humanities.music.composers.wagner
• I. Welcome to humanities.music.composers.wagner!
• A. Charter for humanities.music.composers.wagner
• B. How should I read and contribute to this newsgroup?
• C. How do I read this FAQ?
• D. Abbreviations and acronyms
• II. Who was Richard Wagner?
• A. Wagner's life, work and ideas
• B. Wagner's political and racial ideas
• C. The total work of art
• D. Wagner's philosophy and spirituality
• E. Biographical sources
• F. Musical works
• G. Prose and poetry
• H. Abandoned operas
• III. Frequently asked questions
• A. How can I get tickets to the Bayreuth Festival?
• B. Where can I obtain the Ring Disc?
• C. Was Wagner a personal friend of Adolf Hitler?
• D. Wasn't Wagner anti-Semitic?
• E. Why does Siegmund sing the renunciation motif as he draws the sword from the tree?
• F. Why didn't Alberich use his ring to escape when he was captured by Wotan and Loge?
• G. Why is Valhall set on fire at the end of the 'Ring' cycle?
• H. Why didn't Wagner kill off Alberich?
• I. Who are the Wagner family and how are they related to each
• J. Does anybody know the title of the helicopter tune in
• K. What about Wagner's women?
• L. What is the name of the mortal woman who is mother to Siegmund and Sieglinde?
• M. Which recording of the 'Ring'/ 'Dutchman'/ 'Lohengrin'/ 'Tristan'
• N. How can I get inside the Palazzo Vendramin in Venice?
• O. What is the difference between the 'Liebestod' and 'Isolde's Transfiguration'?
• P. When can I applaud at a performance of 'Parsifal'?
• Q. What new productions are planned for the Bayreuth Festival?
• R. Who were the Herodias and Gundryggia referred to in 'Parsifal'?
• S. Was Beckmesser based on Eduard Hanslick?
• T. Is the name Wesendonk or Wesendonck?
• U. Was Wagner a Freemason?
• IV. Where can I find more information?
• A. Offline sources
• i. What books should every Wagner fan have on their bookshelves?
• ii. Wagner's writings
• iii. Wagner's musical compositions
• iv. Diaries of Richard and Cosima Wagner
• v. Letters to and from Richard Wagner
• vi. Wagner-related periodicals
• vii. Sources for Wagner's texts
• viii. The Bayreuth Festival
• B. On-line sources
• i. A few good, general, online sites about Richard Wagner
• ii. Web sites, synopses and online discographies
• iii. Web sites related to the Bayreuth Festival
• iv. Wagner Societies
• v. On-line libretti and scores
• vi. Performance diaries
• vii. Related newsgroups and message boards
• viii. Museums
• V. Acknowledgements and Copyright

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