Richard Wagner Trevor Howard in "Ludwig" (1972); Paul Nicholas in "Lisztomania" (1975); and Richard Burton in "Wagner" (1983). Jonathan Harvey's opera "Wagner Dream" (2007) intertwines the events surrounding Wagner's death with the story of Wagner's uncompleted opera outline "Die Sieger (The Victors)". Since Wagner's death, the Bayreuth Festival, which has become an annual event, has been successively directed by his widow, his son Siegfried, the latter's widow Winifred Wagner, their two sons Wieland and Wolfgang Wagner, and, presently, two of the composer's great-granddaughters, Eva Wagner-Pasquier and Katharina Wagner. Since 1973, the festival has been overseen by the Richard-Wagner-Stiftung (Richard Wagner Foundation), the
Paula Wagner also the recipient of the Excellence in Producing Award at the Sarasota Film Festival and served as the president of the First-Time Directors Jury at the Venice Film Festival. In 2008, Wagner was honored by the Costume Designers Guild with its Swarovski President's Award, and in 2011, she earned the Chicago International Film Festival’s Renaissance Award. In 2012, Wagner was honored at the 38th Deauville American Film Festival, which ran from August 31 to September 9 in Normandy, France. In 2012, Wagner executive produced Tony-nominated "The Heiress" and in 2014, "Mothers and Sons", nominated for best new play. Paula Wagner