Wilhelm Richard Wagner (/ ˈvɑːɡnər / VAHG-nər; [1][2] German: [ˈvɪlˌhɛlm ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] ⓘ; 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and …

Sep 27, 2025 · Richard Wagner, German dramatic composer and theorist whose operas and music had a revolutionary influence on the course of Western music, either by extension of his …

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May 22, 2025 · Discover our selection of the best Wagner works featuring 10 masterpieces including ‘The Ring Cycle’ and ‘Tristan Und Isolde’. Richard Wagner’s radical works sent …

Aug 8, 2023 · Richard Wagner (1813-1883) was a German composer of Romantic music most famous for his epic operas like The Ring, Tannhäuser, and Tristan and Isolde.

Apr 2, 2014 · Richard Wagner was one of the world's most influential — and controversial — composers. He is famous for both his epic operas, including the four-part, 18-hour Ring Cycle, …

Aug 22, 2025 · Discover the key moments from the life and work of the opinion-dividing dramaturge, notorious opera composer Richard Wagner. Few composers in history have had …

Richard Wagner 's works for the stage, representing more than 50 years of creative life, comprise his 13 completed operas and a similar number of failed or abandoned projects.

Sep 27, 2025 · Wagner’s influence, as a musical dramatist and as a composer, was a powerful one. Although few operatic composers have been able to follow him in providing their own …

Richard Wagner, (born May 22, 1813, Leipzig, Ger.—died Feb. 13, 1883, Venice, Italy), German composer. His childhood was divided between Dresden and Leipzig, where he had his first …