*[http://www.bayreuther-festspiele.de/english/english_156.html Bayreuth Festspielhaus official website]
*[http://www.bayreuther-festspiele.de/english/english_156.html Bayreuth Festspielhaus official website]
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== Sources ==
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==Select Bibliography==
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===Biographical===
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* The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989
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*Newman, Ernest 1933, ''The Life of Richard Wagner'', 4 vols. (Still the most authoritative English work)
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*Westernhagen, Curt von, translated by Mary Whittall 1978, ''Wagner: a biography'', 2 vols. (Though its credibility is often questioned because of Westernhagen's Nazi associations, this biography nonetheless is invaluable for understanding Wagner's relationship to German musical tradition.)
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*Wagner, Richard, translated by Andrew Gray 1992, ''My Life'' (''Mein Leben''). (Wagner's autbiography written in 1865, naturally biased but very interesting.)
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===Wagner's Philosophy===
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*Magee, Bryan 2001, The Tristan Chord: Wagner and Philosophy, Metropolitan Books.