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3 days ago · Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( / ˈvɑːɡnər / VAHG-nər; [1] [2] German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] ⓘ; 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas").
- Wagner (Disambiguation)
Wagner Act, common name for the National Labor Relations...
- List of Compositions by Richard Wagner
Sources. Deathridge J., Geck M. and Voss E. (1986). Wagner...
- May Uprising in Dresden
Events leading to the May Uprising. In the German states,...
- Wagner Family
Language links are at the top of the page across from the...
- Nibelung
The dwarf Alberich (with whip) drives on the Nibelung...
- The Foundations of The Nineteenth Century
The Foundations of the Nineteenth Century (Die Grundlagen...
- Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Aerial view of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus. The Bayreuth...
- Gesamtkunstwerk
Stairway of the Hôtel Tassel, an early example of...
- Tristan Und Isolde
Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde), WWV 90, is an opera...
- Wagner (Disambiguation)
2 days ago · Gustav Mahler ( German: [ˈɡʊstaf ˈmaːlɐ]; 7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century Austro-German tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century.
3 days ago · obsidian, igneous rock occurring as a natural glass formed by the rapid cooling of viscous lava from volcanoes. Obsidian is extremely rich in silica (about 65 to 80 percent), is low in water , and has a chemical composition similar to rhyolite .
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- Obsidian has been used across history to make weapons, implements, tools, ornaments, and mirrors. Because of its conchoidal fracture (smooth curved...
- Obsidian is an igneous rock occurring as a natural glass that is formed by the rapid cooling of viscous lava from volcanoes.
- Some of the best-known occurrences of obsidian are at Mount Hekla in Iceland, the Eolie Islands off the coast of Italy, and Obsidian Cliff in Yello...
- Obsidian stones are sometimes used as semiprecious stones because of their attractive and variegated colors.
2 days ago · Under the baton of maestro Christian Thielemann, the Vienna State Opera Orchestra conjured a symphonic tapestry of exquisite beauty, while a stellar cast of vocalists breathed life into...
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1 day ago · Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog) is a broad genre of rock music that primarily developed in the United Kingdom through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s.
3 days ago · Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra to enchant audience with Wagnerian masterpieces - Gulf Times. Published on May 28, 2024 | 11:27 PM. Lioba Braun. The Qatar Philharmonic Orchestra (QPO) is set to...
4 days ago · It is based on what appears to have been a concert performance—on February 8, 1962—in the station’s famous studio in Turin. There is enthusiastic applause at the ends of acts but nowhere else. Nearly all the singers are Italian, and the one main exception—the near-legendary Bulgarian basso Boris Christoff—studied in Italy.
