"Cosima Wagner - Ein widersprüchliches Leben"

In the organizer's words:

In 33 approximations, the author Sabine Zurmühl paints a more nuanced picture of Cosima Wagner, who was married to Richard Wagner in his second marriage, and who is today predominantly associated with anti-Semitism and artistic stubbornness. The Richard-Wagner-Verband M-V has invited the author to give a reading on Sunday, February 23 at 11.00 a.m. in the concert foyer in cooperation with the Mecklenburg State Theatre.

Cosima Wagner's long, scandalous life is punctuated with many breaks and changes of residence and language. With her passion, independence, tenacity and unwavering clarity as a person of public interest, Cosima Wagner lived a provocative and, in her own way, self-determined life beyond predetermined rules and norms.

Married to the conductor Hans von Bülow, the daughter of the star pianist Franz Liszt and the French high noblewoman Marie d'Agoult, she freely and courageously decided to have a scandalous love affair with Richard Wagner, protecting and supporting the composer on his path to recognition. After Wagner's death, she established the Bayreuth Festival and wrote theater history in the process.

Sabine Zurmühl, born in Berlin, studied German, Romance languages and literature and theater studies at the FU Berlin. She works as a freelance author, critic and filmmaker for newspapers, radio and ARD television. She is co-founder of the magazine "Courage" and has published numerous books. She also works as a mediator.