What We Can Learn About Obsessive Love From "The Flying...

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What We Can Learn About Obsessive Love From "The Flying Dutchman". Wagner's opera holds a mirror up to our reckless behavior. Reviewed by Abigail Fagan

By all accounts, Richard Wagner, whose musical and theatrical brilliance continue to have a powerful impact on opera, film, and stage, was a horrible human being. He betrayed those who supported him, manipulated, lied, and was an anti-Semite. How, then, to explain how the theme of love permeates all of his work? Many are turned off by the length, density, and complexity of...

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