Richard Wagner
- Born May 22, 1813Leipsig Germany, composer (Ring, Flying Dutchman)
- January 2, 1843Wagner's opera "Der Fliegende Holländer" premieres, Dresden
- October 19, 1845Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhäuser," premieres in Dresden
- August 28, 1850Richard Wagner's opera "Lohengrin" premieres at Weimar Germany
- June 21, 1868Wagner's opera "Meistersinger von Nuernberg," premieres in Munich
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- September 22, 1869Richard Wagner's opera "Rhine Gold," premieres in Munich
- June 25, 1870Richard Wagner's opera "Die Walkure" is produced (Munich)
- June 26, 1870Wagner's opera "Valkyrie" premieres in Munich
- August 16, 1876Opera "Siegfried" premieres in Bayreuth
- August 17, 1876Opera "Götterdämmerung" premieres in Bayreuth
- January 13, 1882Richard Wagner completes his opera "Parsifal"
- July 28, 1882Richard Wagner's opera "Parsifal," premieres in Beirut
- October 22, 1922Parsifal Place laid out in Bronx, named for knight in Wagner's Opera
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Richard Wagner was a German composer born on May 22, 1813, in Leipzig, Germany. He is renowned for his influential operas, particularly those that form the cycle known as the "Ring" and works such as "The Flying Dutchman." Wagner's operas are notable for their complex textures, rich harmonies, and elaborate use of leitmotifs.
Several of his major operas premiered in the mid to late 19th century, including "Der Fliegende Holländer" in Dresden (1843), "Tannhäuser" (1845), and "Lohengrin" in Weimar (1850). Later, his works "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg" (1868), "Das Rheingold" (1869), and "Die Walküre" (1870) premiered in Munich. The final operas of his Ring cycle, "Siegfried" and "Götterdämmerung," debuted in Bayreuth in 1876. His last completed opera, "Parsifal," premiered in 1882.
Wagner's innovations had a profound impact on the development of Western classical music, particularly opera, and he remains a central figure in 19th-century music history.