Letter, 1944 Dec. 22, Bayreuth, to Winifred Wagner.

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Letter, 1944 Dec. 22, Bayreuth, to Winifred Wagner.

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English translation of letter beginning "Dear Mama" about Hitler's request for a 1945 Bayreuth Festival. Wieland asks for more autonomy for himself and his brother Wolfgang in the productions and disputes Winifred Wagner's choice of Heinz Tietjen as artistic director. Translated from the German by Lt. Joseph Stein who was attached to G-5 Intelligence of General Patton's army during World War II.

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New York Public Library System, NYPL

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Wagner, Wolfgang, 1919-2010

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Epithet: administrator and director, grandson of Richard Wagner British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x00012a ...

Bayreuther Festspiele (2010 : Bayreuth, Germany)

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Wagner, Winifred

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Epithet: formerly Klindworth née Williams Director of the Bayreuth Festival, widow of Siegfried Wagner British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000210.0x000129 ...

Stein, Joseph, 1917-

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Wagner, Wieland, 1917-1966

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Wieland Wagner, grandson of Richard Wagner, was involved in various aspects of production of his grandfather's operas at Bayreuth. The recipient was his mother, Winifred Wagner, Richard's daughter-in-law. From the description of Letter, 1944 Dec. 22, Bayreuth, to Winifred Wagner. (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122408332 From the guide to the Letter, Bayreuth, to Winifred Wagner, 1944 Dec. 22, (The New York Public Library. Music Division.) Wagner was ...

Tietjen, Heinz, 1881-1967

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Hitler, Adolf, 1889-1945

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Chancellor of Germany. From the description of Papers of Adolf Hitler, 1938-1957. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79450921 As a result of an unsuccessful assassination attempt on July 20 1944, Adolf Hitler suffered ruptured eardrums from the detonation of an explosive device. The radiographs under reference are reported to have been produced subsequent to these events. From the description of Radiographs : Adolf Hitler. [1944-1970] (New York Academy of Medicine)....