Gottfried H. Wagner, born in 1947 in Bayreuth, studied musicology, philosophy and German philology in Germany and Austria and made his PHD on Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht at the University of Vienna, published later as book in Germany, Italy and Japan.

Centre of his studies are German and European culture and politics of the 19th and 20th century in connection with Jewish culture and history. His studies are published in 11 languages. He works internationally as a multimedia director, musicologist and writer. He received different awards for his artistic and academic activities as well as for his humanitarian involvements.

In 1992, he co-founded with Dr. Abraham Peck “The Post- Holocaust Dialogue Group”. His autobiography “ The Twilights of the Wagners “, published first in Germany in 1997, created world-wide interest and is translated in 6 languages (USA: Picador 1999) .

Since 1983 he has been living in Italy.

Wagner teamed up with Janice Hamer composer of Lost Childhood, the opera based on the fictionalized life of Dr. Yehuda Nir, a holocaust survivor. It premiered on the 75th anniversary of Kristalnacht at the Strathmore in Bethesda, Maryland.

Dr. Wagner is the great grandson of Richard Wagner who is celebrated for great music and his operas including The Ring Cycle (Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried and Gotterdammerung). But the composer is known for so much more! Here is our interview.