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Richard Wagner

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.)

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German composer (1813–1883)

Born 22 May 1813
Died 13 February 1883

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  • Cover of: Richard Wagner's letters to his Dresden friends: Theodor Uhlig, Wilhelm Fischer, and Ferdinand Heine.

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German composer (1813–1883)

Born 22 May 1813
Died 13 February 1883
Subjects
Operas, Librettos, Vocal scores with piano, Correspondence, Music, Composers, Scores, Drama, Opera, Excerpts, Overtures, Arranged Excerpts, History and criticism, Wagner, richard, 1813-1883, Operas, librettos, Biography, Facsimiles, Manuscripts, Criticism and interpretation, Orchestral music, Philosophy and aesthetics, German drama, Arranged Harp music, Musicians, Arranged Organ music
Places
Germany, France, Bayreuth, Italy, Munich, Bayreuth (Germany), Ger Bayreuth, Mulhouse (France), Switzerland, Turin, Bath, Bavaria, Bordeaux, Caen, Czech Republic, Dresden, Haut-Rhin (France), London, New York, New York (State), Nuremberg (Germany), Paris, Prussia, Venice, Vienna
People
Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Mathilde Wesendonck (1828-1902), Cola di Rienzo (d. 1354), Ferdinand Heine, Theodor Uhlig (1822-1853), Wilhelm Fischer (1786-1859), Minna Wagner (1809-1866), August Roeckel (1814-1876), Bertha Maretscheck, Cosima Wagner (1837-1930), Eliza (Sloman) Wille (1809-1893), Emil Heckel (1831-1908), Hans Sachs (1494-1576), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), Ludwig II King of Bavaria (1845-1886), Mathilde (Luckemeyer) Wesendonck (1828-1902), Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882), Tannhäuser, Alfred Forman (1840-1925), Anton Pusinelli (1815-1878), Arthur Gobineau comte de (1816-1882), Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
Time
19th century, 20th century, 1849, 1850, 1876

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  • Wilhelm Richard Wagner
  • Wagner, Wilhelm Richard, 1813-1883.
  • Richard WAGNER
  • RICHARD WAGNER
  • Wagner, Richard,1813-1883
  • Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883
  • Wagner Richard
  • Richard Cdvmm 809 Wagner
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  • Wagner Richard.
  • Richard ( Wagner
  • Wagner Richard 1813-1883
  • Richard 1813-1883 Wagner
  • Richard 1813-1883 Ring Des Wagner
  • Wilhelm Richard 1813-1883 Wagner

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September 15, 2023 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
August 8, 2021 Edited by LibraryDude33 Added new photo
September 27, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import