Minna Wagner: the story of Richard Wagner's First Wife

Minna Planer was a successful actress when she met the young composer adn supported them both in the early years of their marriage. She endured with him the fearful crossing of the Baltic which became The Flying Dutchman and accompanied him to receptions and balls in London. They parted company after his affair in Zurich with Mathilde Wesendonck. Eva Rieger returns (virtually) to St George's after several decades. She is the daughter of Pastor Julius Rieger who was priest in charge at St George'sGerman Lutheran Church during the 1930s and who helped victims of Nazi persecution escape to London.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

St George's Church, 55 Alie Street, London, United Kingdom