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Richard Wagner


Born
in Leipzig, Germany
May 22, 1813

Died
February 13, 1883

Genre
Music, Memoir

Influences
Giacomo Meyerbeer ...more


Wilhelm Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theatre director and essayist, primarily known for his operas (or "music dramas", as they were later called). Unlike most other great opera composers, Wagner wrote both the scenario and libretto for his works. ...more

Combine Editions

Average rating: 3.94 · 3,158 ratings · 308 reviews · 1,177 distinct works • Similar authors
Tristan et Isolde
3.78 avg rating — 825 ratings — published 1859 — 274 editions
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Die Walküre
4.09 avg rating — 141 ratings — published 1856 — 193 editions
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Das Rheingold
4.12 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1907 — 174 editions
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Der Fliegende Holländer
3.62 avg rating — 137 ratings — published 1843 — 202 editions
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Parsifal in Full Score
3.78 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1882 — 200 editions
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My Life
4.29 avg rating — 102 ratings — published 1880 — 80 editions
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Siegfried in Full Score
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4.18 avg rating — 97 ratings — published 1905 — 160 editions
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Götterdämmerung in Full Score
4.14 avg rating — 90 ratings — published 1907 — 124 editions
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Art And Revolution
3.80 avg rating — 70 ratings — published 1849 — 48 editions
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Tannhauser: A Dramatic Poem...
3.87 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1845 — 176 editions
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Series by Richard Wagner

Das Rheingold Die Walküre Siegfried in Full Score Götter­dämmerung
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“Joy is not in things; it is in us”
― Richard Wagner
tags: inspirational
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“I believe in God, Mozart and Beethoven, and likewise their disciples and apostles; - I believe in the Holy Spirit and the truth of the one, indivisible Art; - I believe that this Art proceeds from God, and lives within the hearts of all illumined men; - I believe that he who once has bathed in the sublime delights of this high Art, is consecrate to Her for ever, and never can deny Her; - I believe that through Art all men are saved.”
― Richard Wagner
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“Imagination creates reality.”
― Richard Wagner
tags: art
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