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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