Bayreuth in 1987) to make a documentary about the festival, which was released under the title Die Verwandlung der Welt in Musik (The Transformation of the World into Music). Notes Sources Further reading Wagner, Nike: The Wagners: The Dramas of a Musical Dynasty. Princeton University Press, 1998. External links Wolfgang Wagner – Daily Telegraph obituary Wolfgang Wagner obituary – The Guardian obituary Wolfgang Wagner: director of the Bayreuth Festival Opera The Times obituary 1919 births 2010 deaths German opera directors German people of French descent German people of Hungarian descent German people of English descent Opera managers People from Bayreuth Wolfgang Grand Crosses with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany German Army personnel of World War II Hitler Youth members Members of the Széchenyi Academy of Literature and Arts