Richard Wagner |
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Wagner in 1871 |
Born | 22 May 1813 |
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Baptised | Leipzig |
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Died | 13 February 1883 (aged 69)
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Occupation | Composer of operas |
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Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 in Leipzig – 13 February 1883 in Venice) was a German opera composer. He was one of the most important opera composers in Germany during the Romantic period. Apart from some music that he wrote as a student he wrote ten operas which are all performed regularly in opera houses today. Most of his operas are about stories from German mythology. He always wrote the words himself.