
Richard Wagner
Known for SoundBorn 1813-05-22Died 1883-02-13Leipzig, Germany
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (/ˈvɑːɡnər/; German: [ˈʁiçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] (About this sound listen); 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 later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung). His compositions, particularly those of his later period, are notable for their complex textures, rich harmonies and orchestration, and the elaborate use of leitmotifs—musical phrases associated with individual characters, places, ideas, or plot elements. His advances in musical language, such as extreme chromaticism and quickly shifting tonal centres, greatly influenced the development of classical music. His Tristan und Isolde is sometimes described as marking the start of modern music. Famously, he is known for Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung), WWV 86, is a cycle of four German-language epic music dramas composed by Richard Wagner. The works are based loosely on characters from the Norse sagas and the Nibelungenlied. The four parts that constitute the Ring cycle are, in sequence: Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold) Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) Siegfried Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods) Wagner had his own opera house built, the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, which embodied many novel design features. The Ring and Parsifal were premiered here and his most important stage works continue to be performed at the annual Bayreuth Festival, run by his descendants. His thoughts on the relative contributions of music and drama in opera were to change again, and he reintroduced some traditional forms into his last few stage works, including Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nuremberg).Read more
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Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
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The Flying Dutchman
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The Flying Dutchman
1992 · Movie
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Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
1988 · Movie
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The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
2016 · Movie
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One Man Band
1965 · Movie
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Tristan und Isolde
1999 · Movie
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Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1: Wagner
1948 · Movie
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La verdadera victoria
1944 · Movie
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Richard Wagner: Parsifal
1993 · Movie
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This is Opera
2015 · Series
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The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre
2011 · Movie
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Wagner: Tannhäuser
1994 · Movie
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Wagner: Das Rheingold
2010 · Movie
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Wagner: Die Walküre
2017 · Movie
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Lohengrin
1990 · Movie
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Maledictis
2023 · Movie
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The Ring Cycle: Die Walkure
1992 · Movie
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Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner
1951 · Movie
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Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle
1978 · Movie
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The Opera House
2017 · Movie
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The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhinegold
2016 · Movie
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Agi, the Fury of Evil
1984 · Movie
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Zizi
1982 · Movie
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Götterdämmerung
1990 · Movie
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Parsifal
2013 · Movie
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Lohengrin: Opera romantica in tre atti
2012 · Movie
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Wagner: Götterdämmerung
2012 · Movie
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The Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold
1991 · Movie
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Tristan und Isolde
2009 · Movie
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Die Walküre
1990 · Movie
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Tristan und Isolde
1995 · Movie
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The Ring Cycle: Gotterdammerung
1991 · Movie
Mistress Berta Garlan
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Mistress Berta Garlan
1989 · Movie
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Der fliegende Holländer
1985 · Movie
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Tristan und Isolde
1973 · Movie
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Das Rheingold
1990 · Movie
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Wagner: Siegfried
2011 · Movie
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The Clock Stopped at Midnight
1959 · Movie
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Siegfried
1990 · Movie
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The Ring Cycle: Siegfried
1992 · Movie
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Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4: Mozart, Dvorak, Wagner
1948 · Movie
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Veinticuatro horas en la vida de una mujer
1944 · Movie
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New Year's Concert 2022 from the Teatro La Fenice
2022 · Movie
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Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993 · Movie
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Ludwig
1973 · Movie