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Wagner in America (1/5)

"O Wagner, westward bring thy heavenly art" (Sidney Lanier)

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Wagnerism in America differed to a considerable degree from its better-known European variant. This first part examines its early stages, focusing mainly on Anton Seidl's tenure at the Metropolitan Opera, the activities of the Seidl Society and the pioneering work of two leading critics: Henry Krehbiel and Henry T. Finck.

Conductor Anton Seidl, 1895 phot…

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