The newsgroup humanities.music.composers.wagner is intended to provide a
forum for mature discussion of all aspects of Richard Wagner. Subjects
discussed in the newsgroup might include (but are not limited to): 

* The music dramas, their meanings and contemporary relevance. 

* Recordings of Wagner's music. Recommendations of recordings. News of
  forthcoming releases. 

* Discussions about performances of Wagner's work - reviews of current
  opera productions and information about forthcoming productions. 

* Discussions about the history of the Bayreuth Festival, along with 
  information about ticket availability, strategies for procuring tickets 
  for the festival. 

* Debates about Wagner's artistic and theoretical ideas 

* Wagner's contemporaries their influence on Wagner and vice-versa 

* Wagner's influence on art and the theatre. 

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