Biography:Primarily known for his operas. Unlike most opera composers, he wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. His life was characterised by political exile, turbulent love affairs, poverty and repeated flight from his creditors.
His most famous opera include "The Flying Dutchman" and "The Ring of the Nibelung"
Born:May 22, 1813 Birthplace:Leipzig, Saxony, Germany Star Sign:Gemini
1870-08-25 German composer Richard Wagner (57) weds Franz Liszt's daughter Cosima Liszt (32) at a Protestant church in Lucerne, Switzerland, until his death in 1883
Historical Events
1843-01-02 Richard Wagner's opera "The Flying Dutchman" premieres in Dresden, Germany
1845-10-19 Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhäuser" premieres in Dresden
1850-08-28 Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" premieres at Weimar, Germany
1865-06-10 Richard Wagner's opera "Tristan und Isolde" premieres in Munich, Germany
1869-09-22 Richard Wagner's opera "Das Rheingold" (the 1st piece of his "Ring" cycle) premieres in Munich, Germany
1870-06-26 Richard Wagner's opera "Valkyrie", second in his Ring Cycle premieres in Munich, featuring "Ride of the Valkyries"
1876-08-13 The Bayreuth Festspielhaus opens with the first complete performance of Richard Wagner's Ring Cycle
1876-08-16 Richard Wagner's opera "Siegfried" premieres at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, as part of the first complete performance of The Ring cycle
1876-08-17 Richard Wagner's opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth
1877-12-16Anton Bruckner reluctantly steps in to conduct the premiere of his "Symphony No. 3", dedicated to Richard Wagner; it is a critical disaster and undergoes many revisions
1882-01-13 Richard Wagner completes his final opera "Parsifal"
1882-07-26 Richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal" premieres in Bayreuth, Germany
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