Wagner by Michael Tanner the barber of seville Clara dressed in white tulle

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and provide us with a lively account of the musical politics in the courts and opera houses of eighteenth-century Europe

Wagner by Michael Tanner the barber of seville Clara dressed in white tulleWhile no one would dispute Wagner's ranking among the most significant composers in the history of Western music, his works have been more fiercely attacked than those of any other composer. Alleged to be an unscrupulous womanizer and megalomaniac, undeniably a racist, Wagner's personal qualities and attitudes have often provoked, and continue to provoke, intense hostility that has translated into a mistrust and abhorrence of his music. In this