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Portrait of Richard Wagner by Franz Hanfstaengl, 1871 Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813, Leipzig - 13 February 1883, Venice) was a German composer, conductor and writer. His music dramas are considered the most important of the Romantic period. His main work is considered to be 'Der Ring der Nibelungen', a theme from the world of Germanic legends and myths. The extensive four-part work is divided into the following thematic complexes: - Das Rheingold (Eve) - Die Walküre (Day One - contains the world-famous Ride of the Valkyries) - Siegfried (Day Two) - Götterdämmerung (Day Three) Other significant works include: - Tristan und Isolde - Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Parsifal - Der fliegende Holländer - Tannhäuser and the Singers' War at Wartburg Lohengrin His works have been honoured at the Bayreuth Festival every year since 1876, with only minor interruptions. Richard Wagner was a staunch anti-Semite. His anti-Semitic works include the pamphlet 'Das Judenthum in der Musik'. Due to his anti-Semitism
Date
Feb 13, 1871
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Photo12/ImageBROKER/Heinz Krimmer
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