Richard Wagner is a drag queen, and Shlomi Moto Wagner’s great-grandfather was her drag mother. Together, they share not only family roots, but also a drag heritage in the Jewish House of Mazeltov. This pseudo-documentary musical theater performance combines classical Wagner motifs with electronic beats, lip-syncing, video projections, and lots of pink satin.
This contemporary opera performance unearths the biographies that have been erased, censored, or rewritten—on both sides of the Wagner family tree. It draws on the forgotten legacies of queer survival, Jewish memory, and the seductive power of myth—and develops into a dazzling spectacle of drag, deconstruction, and fantasy.
So, Mazeltov Queen Richard Wagner – let’s go!
Directed, performed, and composed by Shlomi Moto Wagner — interdisciplinary performer*, trained opera singer*, composer*, author*, and drag queen a.k.a. Mazy Mazeltov, who charges classical music and forms with pop culture and queer mythology and reassembles them. Together with dramaturge and co-director Anne Welenc, a glittering and unsparing examination of arguably the most polarizing figure in opera history emerges. Jones Seitz provides the technical magic, while the 3D imagery is created in an exciting new collaboration with digital artist Alejandro Spano. Michel Wagenschütz designs the costumes, combining historical fantasy with the sensuality of drag. Together, the team creates an immersive performance about gender, heritage, and redemption—on stage and in the present moment of history.
