Wagner and Film Music: Video Installation

Musical quotations from Richard Wagner’s operas can be found in an endless series of Hollywood films. But it's hard to exaggerate Richard Wagner's influence on film music as a whole, too, if we think of his orchestral sound and his work with leitmotifs. In this video installation, Swiss video artist Ruth Stofer traces Richard Wagner’s music in cinema. Using countless excerpts from films that use Wagner's music, she creates a kaleidoscope of the most diverse film quotations, allowing us to experience the interaction of sound and image anew.

May 3 to 26 2024
Opera house Wagner foyer