Wilhelm Richard Wagner
Works:
• Das Rheingold (The Ring of the Nibelung) (1869)
• Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) (1843)
• Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Master-Singers of Nuremberg) (1868)
• Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) (1870)
• Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods) (1876)
• Lohengrin (1850)
• Parsifal (1882)
• Rienzi (1842)
• Siegfried (1876)
• Tannhäuser (1845)
• Tristan und Isolde (1865)
Filmography as Composer:
Ludwig
1972
Director: Luchino Visconti
Starring: Helmut Berger, Romy Schneider
Wagner in Art:
Cézanne, Paul (1839-1906)
Jeune fille au piano, Ouverture de Tannhaüser
c.1868
Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
Fantin-Latour, Henri (1836-1904)
Tannhäuser
1886
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland
Renoir, Auguste (1841-1919)
Richard Wagner
c.1900
Victoria and Albert Museum, London
| Born | May 22 | 1813 | Leipzig (Germany) |
| Died | February 13 | 1883 | Venezia (Italia) |
| Cause of death | Heart Failure |
| Wife | Cosima Liszt (1837-1930) |
| Father-in-law | Franz Liszt (1811-1886) |
| Occupation | Composer | Conductor | Musician |
| Occupation | Theatre Director | Writer |