Royal Box

On the occasion of the premiere of Die Meistersinger on 21.06.1868, Ludwig II had Wagner called into the box after the end of the performance. Wagner to the royal box after the end of the performance and he was allowed to be celebrated by the audience from here. The King remained in the background. Some people in Munich saw this as an affront to the royal dignity. It was thought that Wagner had turned the king's head. The next day, the newspapers published a nasty caricature showing Wagner smugly posing as a ruler in the royal box of the National Theatre.