Brazil quotes Goebbels on need for ‘national’ art

Brazil quotes Goebbels on need for ‘national’ art

main

norman lebrecht

January 17, 2020

Brazil’s culture minister Roberto Alvim, a former military man, is under attack for recycling a speech by Joseph Goebbels in favour of ‘heroic’ and ‘national’ art.

As he speaks, Wagner’s Lohengrin plays in the background.

Nice people.

UPDATE: He’s been fired.

Comments

comment_count comments
Oldest
Newest
Oldest
Top rated

Comment as a guest:

MOST READ TODAY: