Cosima Wagner was the daughter of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt and Marie d’Agoult. In 1863 Cosima began a relationship with Wagner, who was 24 years her senior. She married him in 1870; after his death in 1883 she directed the Bayeuth Festival for more than 20 years.
About Cosima Wagner in brief
Cosima Wagner was the daughter of the Hungarian pianist and composer Franz Liszt and Marie d’Agoult. She became the second wife of the German composer Richard Wagner, and with him founded the Bayreuth Festival as a showcase for his stage works. Commentators have recognised Cosima as the principal inspiration for Wagner’s later works, particularly Parsifal. In 1857, after a childhood largely spent under the care of her grandmother and with governesses, Cosima married the conductor Hans von Bülow. In 1863 Cosima began a relationship with Wagner, who was 24 years her senior. She married him in 1870; after his death in 1883 she directed the Bayeuth Festival for more than 20 years. She shared Wagner’s convictions of German cultural and racial superiority, and under her influence, Bayre Ruth became increasingly identified with antisemitism. Although she is widely perceived as the saviour of the festival, her legacy remains controversial. She died in 1930 and is buried at the University of Bremen in Germany, where she was a member of the Board of Trustees for the German Opera Association. She is survived by her husband, Hans, and their three children, all of whom are now in their 80s and 90s.
She also leaves behind a husband, the conductor and conductor-turned-musical-director, Hans Wagner, as well as a son and a daughter, Richard Wagner Jr, who are both in their 70s and 80s. For more information on Cosima Wagner, visit www.cosima-wagner.org.uk or go to www.bremen.org/Cosima-Wagner/Wagners-Daughter-of-Franz-Liszt-and-Hans-von-Bülow-Details.html. For details on Richard Wagner and his wife, go to http://www.cnn.com/2013/01/29/science/science-science/pioneering-musician-cosima wagners/index.html#storylink=cpy. She will also appear on BBC Radio 4 next week at 9pm on the subject of Wagner’s ‘Parsifal’ and ‘The Death and Life of Richard Wagner‘. For confidential support call the Samaritans on 08457 90 90 90 or visit a local Samaritans branch, see www.samaritans.org or click here for details. In the U.S. call the National Suicide Prevention Line on 1-800-273-8255 or visit http:// www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org/. For confidential help in the UK, call the national Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 0800 555 111 or click here for a number of local Samaritans branches, including the Samaritans in the UK and the U.S., see the National Suicide Lifeline on 08457 93 90 or or UK.
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