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Sarah Kirkland Snider’s fascinating “Hildegard,” which had its New York debut at the Gerald W. Lynch Theater on Friday, explores the life and mind of the 12th-century Benedictine abbess, visionary and composer Hildegard von Bingen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

The production takes place on a fishbowl office set, designed by Hildegard Bechtler with a clinical and wholly contemporary austerity.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 13, 2025

Hildegard Müller, president of the German Association of the Automotive Industry, said the new tariffs would be a costly burden.

From BBC • Jul. 31, 2025

Hildegard Müller told the Welt am Sonntag newspaper in comments published Saturday the tariffs would not help the European and German auto industries and instead “could quickly have a negative effect in a trade conflict.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 15, 2024

Wasn’t the great Hildegard of Bingen a woman?

From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz