In the Press
November 21, 2014
WAGNER’S JEWS There’s much to ponder in Hilan Warshaw’s 55-minute documentary-essay, now on DVD, on Richard Wagner’s virulent anti-Semitism and the paradoxical ...
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October 28, 2014
The documentary Wagner’s Jews explores the life and career of composer Richard Wagner. Filmed in Germany, Italy, and Switzerland the documentary deals ...
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September 20, 2014
First Run Features has just released a fascinating new documentary on DVD called Wagner's Jews, which should certainly be of great ...
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September 13, 2014
Interview with Hilan Warshaw and Nathalie Wagner. Tune in to Afternoon Classical to hear an exclusive interview with documentary filmmaker ...
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May 15, 2014
New York musician Hilan Warshaw found himself smitten by Richard Wagner in his youth, and set out to understand his ...
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April 29, 2014
Part 2: Jewish Wagnerites and Wagner Societies Part 1 of “On The Future of Wagnerism,” “Do New Revelations of Hitler’s ...
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March 22, 2014
10. WAGNER'S JEWS(55 minutes) Unrated 18+ Composer Richard Wagner was famously anti-Semitic, yet Jews were among his strongest supporters during ...
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February 27, 2014
There’s an episode of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” in which Larry David is caught whistling Wagner’s “Siegfried Idyll” to his wife ...
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December 19, 2013
Panel discussion of Wagner's Jews at Barnard College with Profs. Lydia Goehr and Philip Kitcher (Columbia University), Anne Midgette (The Washington Post), ...
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November 26, 2013
While the celebrations marking Richard Wagner's bicentennial show he is still respected as a composer, the controversy over his notorious ...
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October 14, 2013
It is worth beginning my comments with the publicity blurb for this important new documentary – The German opera composer ...
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July 31, 2013
Is Wagner's music morally tainted by his anti-semitism? Engaging debate chaired by Michael Buerk with Michael Portillo, Claire Fox, Melanie ...
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