Introduction : what's all the fuss?
Setting the stage : Wagner's emergence as an artist
Navigating a way into Wagner : Der Fliegende Holländer
What kind of love to sing? Tannhäuser
Making contact : the tragedy of Lohengrin
The world's breath : Tristan und Isolde
A touch of madness : the creative spirit and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Total artistic clarity : an overview of the Ring cycle
Shimmering enigmas : Das Rheingold
The heart of the matter : Die Walküre
Coming of age : Siegfried
In the end is the beginning : Götterdämmerung
Made wise through compassion : Wagner's swan song Parsifal.
