Wagner, Nietzsche, and the Polemics of Opera

An overview on the Nietzsche’s evolution during the relation with Wagner

“…He believed that contemporary opera is a perfect example of a cultural decline. So the ancient Greek tragedy was chosen as the inspirational source for his work (Senelick 2016). Although the tragedies of Aeschylus or Sophocles are poetic works of the artists who produced the work without any mediation, Wagner believed that the Greek people played a very important role in the creation of these works.…”