Wagner and Nietzsche – Part 2 of a two-part lecture series with Nicolas Krusek

HERE IS THE LINK TO AN ARCHIVAL VIDEO OF THIS PRESENTATION: https://youtu.be/UxJhxTaljmM?si=vOW4vta8GiI0ztxd

This pair of lectures is a shortened version of a 4-session course that Nicolas Krusek taught in conjunction with Simon Fraser University in British Columbia,

The love/hate relationship of Wagner and Nietzsche is one of the most famous and controversial parts of the Wagner story. The second session will cover the period of the composition of Parsifal and the writing of “Human, All Too Human” focusing on their negative reactions to each other’s work and Nietzsche’s attacks on Wagner after the composer’s death.

Nicolas Krusek is a speaker and educator with twenty years of experience teaching music, literature and history. He studied orchestral conducting at the Janáček Academy of Music and Performing Arts in Brno (Czech Republic) and historical musicology at the University of British Columbia. Holder of a Distinguished Toastmaster designation, Nicolas has been a master of ceremonies at conferences and concerts, and he has given educational talks to audiences at opera performances, symphony concerts and philosophy conferences. He has taught courses for UBC Continuing Studies and the SFU Liberal Arts and 55+ Program.