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Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or "music dramas", as they were later called). Unlike most other opera composers, Wagner wrote both the music and libretto for every one of his works. (Source.)

German composer (1813–1883)

Born	22 May 1813
Died	13 February 1883

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The Walkyre: Die Walküre : a musical drama in three acts

by Richard Wagner, Stewart Spencer, Barry Millington, Jean d' Ariège, Nicholas John, Andrew Porter, William Ryden, Albert E Wier, T. Noyes Lewis, and 1 other
First published in 1800 — 328 editions
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Tristan and Isolde

by Richard Wagner, Nicholas John, Andrew Porter, John Luke Rose, Anthony Negus, Timothy McFarland, Patrick Carnegy, Martin Swales, Richard Le Gallienne, and 7 others
First published in 1800 — 165 editions
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The sacred festival-drama of Parsifal by Richard Wagner. The argument, the musical drama, and the mystery / by Charles T. Gatty

by Richard Wagner, Rosemarie König, Kurt Pahlen, John P. Jackson, Benjamin Johnson Lang, Alfred Forman, Oliver Huckel, Karl Klindworth, Louis Napoleon Parker, and 1 other
First published in 1879 — 143 editions
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Tannhaeuser, containing the German text, with English translation, and the music of the principal airs.

by Richard Wagner and Staatsoper Berlin
First published in 1800 — 131 editions
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The Flying Dutchman: A Romantic Opera in Three Acts with an Essay on the History of the Opera by W. J. Henderson

by Richard Wagner, James Cartwright Macy , John Troutbeck , Berthold Tours, Heinrich Heine, Gary Khan, John P. Jackson, J. Troutbeck, Theo. Baker, and 1 other
First published in 1856 — 94 editions
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Master-singers of Nuremberg.

by Richard Wagner and Karl Klindworth
First published in 1800 — 60 editions
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Lohengrin: opera in three acts.

by Richard Wagner
First published in 1800 — 56 editions
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The story of Bayreuth as told in the Bayreuth letters of Richard Wagner.

by Richard Wagner, John Deathridge, and William Ashton Ellis
First published in 1887 — 47 editions
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Richard Wagner's prose works

by Richard Wagner
First published in 1871 — 46 editions
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Rienzi: l'ultimo dei tribuni : grande opera tragica in 5 atti

by Richard Wagner
First published in 1800 — 38 editions
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The Flying Dutchman: Overture

by Richard Wagner First published in 1800 — 28 editions
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My life

by Richard Wagner
First published in 1911 — 21 editions
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Sämtliche schriften und dichtungen.

by Richard Wagner
First published in 1911 — 19 editions
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Art life and theories of Richard Wagner: selected from his writings and translated

by Richard Wagner, William Foster Apthorp, Edward Livermore Burlingame, and Edward L. 1848-1922 Burlingame
First published in 1875 — 16 editions
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Lohengrin: grande opera romantica in tre atti

by John P. Jackson and Richard Wagner
First published in 1847 — 16 editions
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The authentic librettos of the Wagner operas ... complete with English and German parallel texts and music of the principal airs.

by Richard Wagner
First published in 1861 — 14 editions
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On conducting: (Ueber das dirigiren): A treatise on style in the execution of classical music

by Richard Wagner First published in 1887 — 13 editions
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Beethoven: with a supplement from the philosophical works of Arthur Schopenhauer.

by Richard Wagner
First published in 1870 — 13 editions
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Parsifal: a festival music-drama

by Richard Wagner First published in 1890 — 12 editions

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Gesammelte Schriften und Dichtungen: Band IV. Oper und Drama, Teil 2, 3. Eine Mitteilung an meine Freunde

by Richard Wagner First published in 2001 — 10 editions

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German composer (1813–1883)

Born	22 May 1813
Died	13 February 1883

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OLID: OL42325A
Amazon ID: B000APC3NC
BookBrainz: af22f0ed-cff2-4e8d-8808-3c6a58617ee2
GoodReads: 13890
ISNI: 0000000122779084
IMDb: nm0003471
Library of Congress Names: n79089831
LibraryThing: wagnerrichard-1
LibriVox: 8906
MusicBrainz: eefd7c1e-abcf-4ccc-ba60-0fd435c9061f
Project Gutenberg: 1325
SBN/ICCU (National Library Service of Italy): CFIV000723
VIAF: 29732107
Wikidata: Q1511
Inventaire.io: wd:Q1511

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