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Christine Wilhelmine "Minna" Planer (5 September 1809 – 25 January 1866) was a German actress and the first wife of composer Richard Wagner, to whom she was married for 30 years, although for the last 10 years they often lived apart.
Wagner’s Marriage to Minna Planer. On 24 November 1836, Wagner and Minna were married. It is said that the pair were quarrelling even in the presence of the clergyman who was to marry them. Their life together was not a calm one.
Christine Wilhelmine "Minna" Planer (5 September 1809 – 25 January 1866) was a German actress and the first wife of composer Richard Wagner, to whom she was married for 30 years, although for the last 10 years they often lived apart.
German composer Richard Wagner fell into several affairs and relationships. However, none of those relationships could prepare him for a tumultuous, relentless, torturing relationship with Minna Planer.
Christine Wilhelmine "Minna" Planer (5 September 1809 – 25 January 1866) was a German actress and the first wife of composer Richard Wagner, to whom she was married for 30 years, although for the last 10 years they often lived apart.
A noted performer of her day, she is better remembered as the first wife of composer Richard Wagner. Born Christine Wilhelmine Planer, she was raised in poverty and at 15 was seduced by an Army officer and bore an illegitimate daughter, whom she raised as her baby sister.
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Oct 4, 2012 · For 30 years, Wagner was married to Minna Planer. Orginally from a region which today borders the Czech Republic, Minna was an extremely successful actress in her youth.
