I fully understand why many survivors of the Holocaust would never want to hear a note of Wagner, and no one should ask them to do so. read more
Even the legendary Jewish conductor Leonard Bernstein had to admit: “I hate Wagner, but I hate him on my knees.” The Wagner debate is not an easy one to resolve, least of all at a time of resurgent anti-Semitism in Europe. read more
1) Wagner was a toe-curlingly mind-numbingly hateful person who wrecked mental if not physical damage in his path and was hateful towards many groups of people and countless individuals 2) Wagner has universal presence in our lives as a result of his influence - to boycott his music but allow, for instance, the soundtrack of "Harry Potter" to be played is simply ignorance and duplicity. read more