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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):

Die Hochzeit - 1832

Die Feen - 1834

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

Tannhäuser - 1843-45

Lohengrin - 1846-48

Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold) - 1851-54

Die Walküre (The Valkyrie) - 1851-56

Siegfried - 1851-71

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

Parsifal - 1865-82