Villa Wahnfried, Bayreuth 2008
Villa Wahnfried was Richard Wagner's house. It is now a museum. The construction of Villa Wahnfried began in 1872 and was completed in 1874. Richard Wagner and his second wife Cosima are buried in the garden.
Villa Wahnfried: The entrance. Only the front of Wahnfried is still original, the garden side (see below) has been reconstructed.
Wagner and his family (Cosima, and the children Daniela, Blandine (from Cosima's previous marriage with Hans von Bülow), Isolde, Eva and Siegfried - moved in on 28 April 1874. Up until Wieland Wagner's death in 1966 Haus Wahnfried was used as a house for the Wagner family.
How to find Wahnfried in Bayreuth
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More Ville Wahnfried
The exhibition at Ville Wahnfried has been much critisized for concealing the Wagner Festival's ties to the Nazi movement. When Wagneropera.net visited Wahnfried in 2008 only a tiny photograph of Hitler was to be seen. For photographs nearer the truth, see Der Ring des Nibelungen in Bayreuth von den Anfängen bis heute.
Bust of King Ludwig II outside Villa Wahnfried.
Villa Wahnfried from the garden.
Detail of Wahnfried.
The garden of Villa Wahnfried served as sets for the beginning of Act 1 of Stefan Herheim's production of Parsifal at the Bayreuth Festival in 2008.
Photo: Enrico Nawrath/Bayreuther Festspiele
Villa Wahnfried seen from Richard Wagner's grave.
"To Richard and Cosima Wagner's graves."
Villa Wahnfried from the garden.
Detail of the stones used for the reconstruction.