Salon97 presents
Wagner & Me Film Screening with Salon97
- When
- Thu Feb 26, 2015
- Where
- Second Act
- Time
- 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM
- Cost
- Free
- Tags
- Movies, Documentary, Film Screenings
Description
Comedian and classical music lover Stephen Fry takes a journey to Bayreuth, Germany to untangle the conflict of loving the music of Wagner-an openly anti-Semitic composer-as a descendant of Holocaust victims. Fry attends the Bayreuth Festival, a world-famous celebration of Wagner's operas. While there, he interviews music historians, Wagner experts, and a Holocaust survivor, while concurrently indulging his love of Wagner's music and visiting historical landmarks honoring the composer's time spent in the town. Will he reconcile his eternal conflict? Wagner & Me is a poignant yet funny look at hating what an artist stands for but loving their work.Doors at 6:30p.m., film at 7:00.
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