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Francesca Gaetana Cosima Wagner (née Liszt; 24 December 1837 – 1 April 1930) was the daughter of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt and Franco-German romantic author Marie d'Agoult.
Apr 15, 2024 · Cosima Wagner (born December 25, 1837, Bellagio, Lombardy, Austrian Empire [now in Italy]—died April 1, 1930, Bayreuth, Germany) was the wife of the composer Richard Wagner and director of the Bayreuth Festivals from his death in 1883 to 1908.
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Cosima Wagner was the daughter of Franz Liszt and the wife of Richard Wagner, the composer of the Ring cycle and other operas. She managed the Bayreuth Festivals from 1883 to 1908, promoting Wagner's works and legacy.
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Jul 9, 2011 · By John W. Barker. Cosima Liszt-Bülow-Wagner is inseparable from the saga of Richard Wagner (1813-83) and his artistic legacy. Controversial as Wagner’s art was to be for generations, his stature was never in doubt. But our image of Cosima has been a curiously shifting one.
Cosima Wagner was the daughter of Franz Liszt and the wife of Richard Wagner, two influential composers and musicians. She helped found and run the Bayreuth Festival, dedicated to her husband's operas, and documented his life and work in her diaries.
Jan 6, 2015 · Cosima Wagner was the daughter of Franz Liszt and the second wife of Richard Wagner, founder of the Bayreuth Festival. She corresponded with Gustav Mahler, who admired her and sought her advice, and visited her in Bayreuth.
In this meticulously researched book, Oliver Hilmes paints a fascinating and revealing picture of the extraordinary Cosima Wagner-illegitimate daughter of Franz...
