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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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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.
Feb 13, 2013 · A to Z of Wagner: C is for Cosima. Wagner's second wife outlived the composer by almost half a century, devoting herself to keeping his flame alive. Stephen Moss. Wed 13 Feb 2013 09.06 EST.
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Quick Reference. ( b Bellaggio, Lake Como, 1837; d Bayreuth, 1930). Of Franco‐Hungarian birth, daughter of Liszt and Countess Marie d'Agoult. Went to Ger. and in 1857 married Hans von Bülow, pianist and cond., by whom she had 2 children. First met Richard Wagner in Paris 1853; declared love for each other in Berlin 1863.
Said about Cosima Wagner Hugo Wolf. I saluted Cosima very respectfully, but she did not consider it worth the trouble to bestow on me a single glance; indeed she is known to the whole world as an exceedingly hautghty and conceited lady. Quoted from Derek Watson: Richard Wagner - A Biography
