Theatricality in the Sistine Chapel

2019 ◽  
pp. 83-95
Author(s):  
Peter Gillgren
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2001 ◽  
Vol 54 (2) ◽  
pp. 235
Author(s):  
Patricia Hooper
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1992 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 65-73
Author(s):  
Simon Williams
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In order to recuperate from the rigors of the first production of The Ring at Bayreuth, Richard and Cosima Wagner took an Italian vacation. During their travels they visited the Sistine Chapel. After he had observed the interior, Richard pronounced, “This is like my theatre, one feels it is no place for jokes.” Cosima, never one to contradict her husband, reserved comment. In fact, there can be little doubt that she agreed with him, for in her Diaries she consistently invests the Festspielhaus with an aura of sanctity.


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