Wagner's 'The Siegfried Idyll' is the 'end credits' of the Ring Cycle.

[Fortinbras Armstrong]

5. That Hitler liked Wagner means nothing

It is, in fact, a classic example of the logical fallacy called either "Hitler ate sugar" or "Reductio ad Hitlerum". No, I was merely mentioning that Wagner, himself, was a particularly nasty piece of work.

In most cases have no difficulty separating the man (or woman) from his work. For example, I am well aware that Paul Tillich was notoriously unfaithful to his wife, but that does not affect the way I feel about his theology. It's just that Wagner is an extreme case -- rampant egotism, hypocrisy and virulent hatred.

One thing I particularly dislike about Wagner is his long-windedness. I well remember attending a production of Der fliegende Holländer that started promptly at 7 pm, and did not get out until well after midnight.