Daniel Snowman
Richard Wagner: One of the Most Celebrated (And by Others Loathed) of All the Composers of the 19th Century
Summary
Daniel Snowman examines the life and times of one of the most creative and controversial of musicians. On the one hand, there is the innovative ingenuity of Wagner’s multimedia musical dramas and the overwhelming impact they have had on audiences across the world. Then there are the constant disruptions in Wagner’s personal life, his recurrent emotional and financial instability, his obsequiousness to authority, and a succession of provocative writings–notably on his lifelong quest for “Germanic” cultural roots and his corresponding antisemitism.
Daniel Snowman
Daniel Snowman is a social and cultural historian. Born in London to a Jewish family in 1938 and educated at Cambridge and Cornell, Daniel became a lecturer at the University of Sussex and went on to work for many years at the BBC as senior producer of radio features and documentaries. A senior research fellow at the Institute of Historical Research (University of London), his many books include a social history of opera and a study of the cultural impact of the ‘Hitler Emigrés’ and, most recently, his memoir “Just Passing Through: Interactions with the World 1938-2021”.