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  1. 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").

  2. Apr 15, 2024 · When did Richard Wagner die? Richard Wagner (born May 22, 1813, Leipzig [Germany]—died February 13, 1883, Venice, Italy) was a 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.

  3. 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.

  4. 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,...

  5. Richard Wagner in Paris, 1860. From his first attempt in the opera genre, Die Laune des Verliebten, Wagner became his own librettist and remained so throughout his creative career. [10] . His practice was to create music and text simultaneously; in biographer Robert Gutman's words: "as the music proceeded it drew forth the words." [10] .

  6. Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 in Leipzig – 13 February 1883 in Venice) was a German opera composer. He was one of the most important opera composers in Germany during the Romantic period. Apart from some music that he wrote as a student he wrote ten operas which are all performed regularly in opera houses today.

  7. Antisemitism. Racism. Nazi appropriation. Wagner's music in Israel. References. Citations. Sources. External links. Controversies surrounding Richard Wagner. Richard Wagner. The German composer Richard Wagner was a controversial figure during his lifetime, and has continued to be so after his death. [1] .

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