Richard Wagner (1813-1883)
Information about the composer Richard Wagner and his operas.
A German composer, conductor, and theatre director. He was most famous for his operas, which he not only composed, but also wrote both the scenario and libretto.
Operas (complete):
In chronological order (major works in bold):
Das Liebesverbot (The Prohibition to Love) - 1836
Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen (Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes) - 1837-40
Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman) - 1840-41
Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold) - 1851-54
Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) - 1851-56
Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung) - 1851-74
Tristan und Isolde (Tristan and Isolde) - 1856-59
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The Mastersingers of Nurenburg) - 1861-67
Götterdämmerung (Twilight of the Gods) - 1865-74