B
Ballet in "Tannhäuser," [114], [115]
Ballet, Wagner and the, [114], [487]
Barbarossa, Friedrich, [72]
Bayreuth, becomes famous, [140];
festivals, deficit of first, [144], [146];
festivals, directed by Mme. Wagner, [153];
festivals, still popular, [153];
plan nearly fails, [139];
theatre, see [Festspielhaus]; Wagner goes to, [136];
why selected, [137]
Bayreuther Blätter, [147], [150]
"Beethoven," essay by Wagner, [134]
Beethoven influences Wagner, [6]
Belart, Hans, "Richard Wagner in Zurich," [111]
Bellini, Wagner's admiration for, [18], [33]
Belloni, [82]
Berlioz, Hector, [42], [43], [57], [112]
Beroul, [297]
Bertram-Mayer, Mme., [131]
Borron, Robert de, [297], [454]
Boston, Wagner nights, [104]
Brandt, Karl, [143]
Bruckwald, Otto, [143]
Brückner Brothers, [143]