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Wagner's musical education began in 1828, and a year later he was producing his earliest compositions, writing words and music, since lost, for his first opera attempt, Die Laune des Verliebten. [2] During the subsequent decade he began several more opera projects, none of which was successful although two were completed and one was staged ...
Wilhelm Richard Wagner (/ ˈ v ɑː ɡ n ər / VAHG-nər; [1] [2] German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] ⓘ; 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his mature works were later known, "music dramas").
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Lohengrin (pronounced [ˈloːənˌɡʁiːn] in German), WWV 75, is a Romantic opera in three acts composed and written by Richard Wagner, first performed in 1850.The story of the eponymous character is taken from medieval German romance, notably the Parzival of Wolfram von Eschenbach, and its sequel Lohengrin, itself inspired by the epic of Garin le Loherain.
Tannhäuser (German: [ˈtanhɔʏzɐ]; full title Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg, "Tannhäuser and the Minnesängers' Contest at Wartburg") is an 1845 opera in three acts, with music and text by Richard Wagner (WWV 70 in the catalogue of the composer's works).
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 Germanic heroic legend, namely Norse legendary sagas and the Nibelungenlied.
Arrangements of Fromental Halévy's opera Le Guitarrero (c. 1840-42) [4] 62E: arrangement: Arrangements of Fromental Halévy's opera in five acts La reine de Chypre (c. 1840-1842) [4] 62F: arrangement: Arrangements of Daniel Auber's opera Zanetta for flute quartet (c. 1840-1842) [4] 74: arrangement: Orchestration of Spontini's La vestale (c ...
Despite Wagner's reservations, Rienzi remained one of his most successful operas until the early 20th century. In Dresden alone, it reached its 100th performance in 1873 and 200th in 1908 and it was regularly performed throughout the 19th century in major opera houses throughout Europe and beyond, including those in America and England in 1878/9. [7]