Wieland Wagner | |
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Born | |
Died | 17 October 1966 | (aged 49)
Nationality | German |
Occupation | Opera director |
Known for | Member of Wagner family and Opera director |
Children | Iris, Wolf-Siegfried, Nike and Daphne |
Parent(s) | Siegfried Wagner and Winifred Wagner |
Relatives | Richard Wagner, Friedelind Wagner, Wolfgang Wagner, Verena Wagner, Franz Liszt |
Wieland Wagner (5 January 1917 – 17 October 1966) was a German opera director, and grandson of Richard Wagner. As co-director of the Bayreuth Festival when it re-opened after World War II, he was noted for innovative new stagings of the operas, departing from the naturalistic scenery and lighting of the originals.