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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. Cosima was the illegitimate daughter of the composer-pianist Franz Liszt and the countess Marie d ...
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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.
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Cosima Wagner was the daughter of Franz Liszt and the wife of Richard Wagner, the composer of operas such as Tristan und Isolde and Die Meistersinger. She managed the Bayreuth Festivals from 1883 to 1908, promoting Wagner's works and legacy.
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.
(1837–1930). The second wife of the composer Richard Wagner, Cosima Wagner was the director of the Bayreuth Festivals from his death in 1883 to 1908. She was the moving force behind the festival plays in both commercial and social matters, influencing the selection of repertory, artists, and style of presentation.
After Wagner's death in 1883, became mus. dir. of Bayreuth Fest., handing over to her son Siegfried in 1908. Became blind 1920. Her diaries, covering years 1869–83, are invaluable source of information on Wagner's life and thought.
