1979 Press Photo Wolfgang Wagner, grandson of the composer Richard Wagner

When the festival - season 1979 of Bayreuth/West Germany is ended.: A new great festival for Wolfgang Wagner is appearing: His 60th birthday. The grandson of the wellknown composer Richard Wagner becomes at August 30th 60 years old! Born 1919 in Bayreuth (father: Seigfried, mother: Winifred Wagner), Wolfgang Wagner came later school and gymnasium 1938 to his Military service, in the second world war he got injured during the Poland campaign (the shot - through his wrist made impossible to play a music - instrument for Him). After dismissal from the army in the year 1940 his artistic carreer began. He became stage - manager at the festival of Bayreuth, after this he went as an assisstant to the Prussian State Opera in Berlin, at the same time he started a private music - study. In the year 1944 he made his first production "Andresnatch" from father Siegfried. In the same year the theatre became closed; - 1949 Wolfgang Wagner take together with his leadership on the "Green Hill", where in the year 1953 the festival stated once again with a new staging of "Lohengrin". Since that time more than 250 performances take place under his artistically leadership.

Photo measures 6 x 8 inches.

Photo is dated 08-08-1979.

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