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Wilhelm Richard Wagner (/ ˈ v ɑː ɡ n ər / VAHG-nər; 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").
Apr 2, 2014 · (1813-1883) Who Was Richard Wagner? Richard Wagner was one of the world's most influential — and controversial — composers. He is famous for both his epic operas, including the four-part,...
Apr 15, 2024 · Richard Wagner, German dramatic composer and theorist whose operas and music had a revolutionary influence on the course of Western music, either by extension of his discoveries or reaction against them. Among his major works are Tristan und Isolde (1865), Parsifal (1882), and The Ring of the Nibelung (1869–76).
Aug 8, 2023 · Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was a German composer of Romantic music most famous for his epic operas like The Ring, Tannhäuser, and Tristan and Isolde. Wagner was concerned throughout his career with the theme of redemption through love and with presenting what he called 'total artworks', where music, poetry, and drama were uniquely combined ...
Jul 23, 2013 · ARTS & CULTURE. The Brilliant, Troubled Legacy of Richard Wagner. As the faithful flock to the Bayreuth Festival in his bicentennial year, the spellbinding German composer continues to...
May 22, 2023 · May 22, 2023. By. uDiscover Team. Image: DEA / A. DAGLI ORTI/De Agostini via Getty Images. Richard Wagner’s radical works sent shock waves across nineteenth-century Europe. Each of his mature...
Aug 12, 2020 · The German composer was the most influential musician of his era after Beethoven, reinventing opera and leading the way to musical modernism – yet his music’s association with the Third Reich...
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