All essential publications (books, essays, articles and rewiews), international interviews (TV, radio, press) , lectures with titles and institutions as well as a large collection of pictures, slides, videos and other historical materials like corrispondences are document by G. Wagner

Position November 2005

Design by Silvia Galli

 
 
Gottfried Wagner has been stage director of the following operas
- Songspiel Mahagonny by Weill/ Brecht, first Portuguese presentation at the International Music Festival Estoril, 1999
GW SM lecture, course and stage direction playscript 292 Kb
Letter of Gw to Nagy and Jose Nagy on GW and SM stagedirection 14 Kb
- Lohengrin by Richard Wagner, opera House Dessau-Halle 1995/6
Wagner’s Autobiographical Material and the Lohengrin Production at Dessau in 1995 53 Kb
Rewiews on Lohengrin 32.5 Kb
 
- Beatrice and Benedict by Berlioz, Opera House Wuppertal 1981
Beatrice und Benedict 63 Kb
Rewiews on Beatrice und Benedict 21.5 Kb
 
- Bastien and Bastienne by Mozart, Opera House Wuppertal 1981
Gedanken zu meiner Regie und Dramaturgie von Mozart Bastien und Bastienne im Wuppertaler Opernhaus / Spielzeit 1980/81 35 Kb
Reviews on stage direction of GW Bastien et Bastienne 21.5 Kb
- Turandot and Arlecchino by Busoni, Opera House Trier 1980
 
- Carmina Burana by Orff , Opera House Ankara 1979
GW in the newspaper of 22 May 1980 20.5 Kb
GW on Carmina Burana and Orff as well as the story of Carmina Burana 15 Kb
Review on Carmina Burana 26 Kb
 
- Fidelio by Beethoven, Opera House Bonn 1977
Die Geschichte der Oper Fidelio von Gottfried Wagner – Bonner Opernhaus 1977 2.24 Mb
Leonores traum von der Freiheit/Leonore's Dream of Freedom 17.5 Kb
GW on Fidelio in Nürnberger Zeitung 26-3-1977 21.5 Kb
Rewiews on Fidelio 23.5 Kb
and/or dramatic consultant for opera and film (Dramaturg) as well assistant stage director

DRAMATURGY FOR OPERA AND FILM

- THE TWILIGHT OF THE WAGNERS (3 SAT- ORF )
- MR. HITLER’S RELIGION ( 3 SAT/ORF )
- LOHENGRIN, RICHARD WAGNER, Season 1994/95;
- RICHARD WAGNER AND SIEGFRIED WAGNER IN CONCERT, Cologne, Nov. 4,90;
- WAGNER - NIETZSCHE, International Youth Festival, Bayreuth, August 12, 13 and 14, 1988;
- THE RING OF THE NIBELUNG, R. Wagner, Orange, June-July 1988, (Orange Festival, Stage);
- THE MASTERSINGERS OF NUREMBERG, R. Wagner, Bonn, March-April 1988;
- WAGNER - LISZT, University of Princeton, U.S.A. 1986;
- TANNHAUSER, R. Wagner, Opera House Wuppertal, 1982;
- ALCINA, G.F. Händel, Opera House Wuppertal, Season 1981/82;
- BEATRICE AND BENEDICT, H. Berlioz, Opera House Wuppertal, Season 1980/81 with own revised version of the text (with integration of Shakespeare's originals) in cooperation with Eberhard Wagner;
- BASTIEN AND BASTIENNE, Mozart, own text version with integration of Rousseau's music (duet), Opera House Wuppertal, Season 1980/81;
- DIE FEEN, R. Wagner, Opera House Wuppertal, Season 1980/81;
- SANCTA SUSANNA - The Harmony of the World, Opera House Wuppertal, Season 1980/81;
- SALOME, R. Strauss, Opera House Wuppertal, Season 1980/81;
- FIDELIO, Beethoven, Oper Bonn, Season 1976/77, own version of the dialogues with integration of a duet from the first version of the opera, in cooperation with D. Rexroth. dramaturgic adviser for the operahouses of Nürnberg, London, Genevra ,Vienna

ASSISTANT DIRECTOR

- "Ariadne on Naxos", Salzburg Festival, 1979/80, D. Dorn, Karl Böhm;
- "The Ring of the Nibelung", Bayreuth Festival, 1976, P. Chéreau, Pierre Boulez;
- "The Magic Flute", Wiener Staatsoper, 1974, J. Herz;
- "Aida", Amsterdam Staatsoper, 1973, G. Friedrich;
- "Tannhäuser", Opera House Wuppertal, 1972, H.P. Lehmann.

for many opera productions on European stages during 1977 – 2001 and US workshops including

- Lost Childhood by Janice Hamer / Mary Azrael , based on Yehuda Nir’s memoir and his dialogues with Gottfried Wagner, in New York 2001 with American Opera Projects
Text for the New York City Opera Showcasing American Composers on May 10, 2001 in cooperation with American Opera Projects 34 Kb

Galleries
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Songspiel Mahagonny
Lohengrin
Beatrice and Benedict
Bastien and Bastienne

Turandot and Arlecchino
Carmina Burana
Fidelio
Lost Childhood