Eva RiegerYear of Publication: 2022 Isolde. Richard Wagner’s Daughter
Isolde von Bülow, born on 10 April 1865, used to be her mother Cosima’s favourite daughter. To her biological father Richard Wagner, she was his »curious wunderkind«. She wrote poetry and composed pieces of music at the age of thirteen, designed costumes, and the feminist Malwida von Meysenbug, a friend of the family, recommended training her »strong bright...