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Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) was a German opera composer whose strong popularity continued beyond his death. In Nazi Germany his works were very popular, oftentimes playing up his anti-semitic views. Wagner was involved in the 1848 Dresden Revolution and was forced to flee his native Germany for Switzerland. Many of his operas are still performed today.

Famous Works

  • Rienzi (1840)
  • Der Fliegende Hollander (1841)
  • Tannhauser (1844)
  • Lohengrin (1848)
  • Der Rings des Nibelungen (1853-1854)
  • Das Rheingold (1853-1854)
  • Siegfried (1856-1859)
  • Tristan und Isolde (1859)
  • Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (1868)
  • Die Gotterdammerung (1874)
  • Parisfal (1882) (Last Opera)

See Also

Sources

The New American Desk Encyclopedia, Penguin Group, 1989