Living Sacrifice - Departure

Wagner also became such a teacher for Ludwig. In his works, he presented the world into which Ludwig strove with all his soul to escape from reality. The heroes of the Wagnerian operas are Ludwig himself, the embodiment of various aspects of his personality. He and Lohengrin, and Siegfried, and Tristan, and Tannhäuser, and the Flying Dutchman ... The composer was able to see, understand and embody all the facets of the king’s soul. So Wagner is a deity. And this deity understands him, alone; you can talk openly with him about everything, and at the same time, as a composer, he appeals not so much to the rational as to the emotional principle.