Wolfgang Wagner, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wolfgang Wagner

Grandson of Richard Wagner and director of the Bayreuth Theatre

Date of Birth: 30-Aug-1919

Place of Birth: Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany

Date of Death: 21-Mar-2010

Profession: writer, composer, entrepreneur, conductor, theater director

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Wolfgang Wagner (30 August 1919 – 21 March 2010) was a German opera director.
He is best known as the director (Festspielleiter) of the Bayreuth Festival, a position he initially assumed alongside his brother Wieland in 1951 until the latter's death in 1966.
From then on, he assumed total control until he retired in 2008, although many of the productions which he commissioned were severely criticized in their day.
He had been plagued by family conflicts and criticism for many years.
He was the son of Siegfried Wagner, the grandson of Richard Wagner, and the great-grandson of Franz Liszt.