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   1 day ago · He was the ninth child of Carl Friedrich Wagner, a clerk in the Leipzig police service, and his wife, Johanna Rosine (née Pätz), the daughter of a baker. Wagner's father Carl died of typhoid fever six months after Richard's birth. Afterwards, his mother Johanna lived with Carl's friend, the actor and playwright Ludwig Geyer.

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   Who wrote Richard Wagner's visit to Rossini?

   • Weinstock, Herbert (ed.). Richard Wagner's Visit to Rossini (Paris 1860): and an Evening at Rossini's in Beau-Sejour (Passy) 1858. Translated by Weinstock, Herbert. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-52442-9. Millington, Barry (2001a) . The Wagner Compendium: A Guide to Wagner's Life and Music (Revised ed.).

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   Why did Wagner move to Bayreuth?

   • In 1871, Wagner decided to move to Bayreuth, which was to be the location of his new opera house. The town council donated a large plot of land—the "Green Hill"—as a site for the theatre. The Wagners moved to the town the following year, and the foundation stone for the Bayreuth Festspielhaus ("Festival Theatre") was laid.

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   Who were Wagner's followers?

   • Wagner's followers (known as Wagnerians or Wagnerites) have formed many societies dedicated to Wagner's life and work. Wagner has been the subject of many biographical films.

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   When did Wagner start presenting the ring?

   • At Ludwig's insistence, "special previews" of the first two works of the Ring, Das Rheingold and Die Walküre, were performed at Munich in 1869 and 1870, but Wagner retained his dream, first expressed in "A Communication to My Friends", to present the first complete cycle at a special festival with a new, dedicated, opera house.

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