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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: The Walkyre: Die Walküre : a musical drama in three acts
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  • Cover of: Tristan and Isolda, a dramatic poem by Richard Wagner
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  • Cover of: The sacred festival-drama of Parsifal by Richard Wagner. The argument, the musical drama, and the mystery / by Charles T. Gatty
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  • Cover of: Tannhäuser and The tournament of song at Wartburg: romantic opera in three acts
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  • Cover of: Il vascello fantasma (l'olandese volante): opera romantica in 3 atti / Riccardo Wagner
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  • Cover of: The mastersingers of Nuremberg.
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  • Cover of: Lohengrin: opera in three acts
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  • Cover of: The story of Bayreuth as told in the Bayreuth letters of Richard Wagner.
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  • Cover of: Richard Wagner's prose works
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  • Cover of: Rienzi, l'ultimo dei tribuni: grande opera tragica in 5 atti
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  • Cover of: The Flying Dutchman: Overture
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    First published in 1800 — 28 editions
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  • Cover of: My life
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    Cover of edition myliferichwagner02wagnuoft Cover of edition mylifewagner01wagniala Cover of edition mylife00wagngoog Cover of edition mylife03wagngoog Cover of edition meinleben00wagngoog First published in 1911 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: Sämtliche schriften und dichtungen.
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  • Cover of: Lohengrin: grande opera romantica in tre atti
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  • Cover of: Art life and theories of Richard Wagner
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  • Cover of: The authentic librettos of the Wagner operas ... complete with English and German parallel texts and music of the principal airs.
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  • Cover of: On conducting: (Ueber das dirigiren): A treatise on style in the execution of classical music
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    First published in 1887 — 13 editions
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  • Cover of: Beethoven: with a supplement from the philosophical works of Arthur Schopenhauer.
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  • Cover of: Parsifal: a festival-drama

    First published in 1890 — 12 editions
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  • Cover of: Correspondence of Wagner and Liszt
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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, Opera, Excerpts, Scores, Drama, History and criticism, Wagner, richard, 1813-1883, Arranged Excerpts, Biography, Overtures, Operas, librettos, Philosophy and aesthetics, Orchestral music, Criticism and interpretation, Facsimiles, Manuscripts, German drama, Arranged Harp music, Conducting, Musicians

Places

Germany, France, Italy, Bayreuth, Bayreuth (Germany), Munich, Allemagne, 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

People

Richard Wagner (1813-1883), Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Franz Liszt (1811-1886), Mathilde Wesendonck (1828-1902), Ferdinand Heine, Minna Wagner (1809-1866), Theodor Uhlig (1822-1853), Wilhelm Fischer (1786-1859), Emil Heckel (1831-1908), Anton Pusinelli (1815-1878), Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860), August Roeckel (1814-1876), Bertha Maretscheck, Claudio Abbado, Cola di Rienzo (-1354), Cosima Wagner (1837-1930), Eliza (Sloman) Wille (1809-1893), Fr Villot, Frédéric Villot (1809-1875), 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), Alfred Forman (1840-1925)

Time

19th century, 20th century, 1849, 1850, 1876, 19e siècle

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Alternative names

  • 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
  • Richard wagner
  • Wagner Richard.
  • Richard ( Wagner
  • Wagner Richard 1813-1883
  • Richard 1813-1883 Wagner
  • Richard 1813-1883 Ring Des Wagner
  • Wilhelm Richard 1813-1883 Wagner
  • Richard. Wagner
  • richard-wagner
  • 1813-1883, Wagner Richard
  • Richard Richard Wagner
  • Wagner, Richard

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