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Lifetime: 1813 - 1883 Passed: ≈ 141 years ago

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Richard Wagner

Books by Richard Wagner

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Tannhäuser

Fantasy Romance Drama
Love Redemption Pilgrimage Betrayal Opera Knight Minstrel Pope Absolution Venusberg Elizabeth

Tannhäuser is an opera by Richard Wagner, based on the legend of Tannhäuser, a Minstrel Knight who betrays his love for the virtuous Elizabeth by dallying in the Venusberg. After revealing his sins during a song contest, he is forced to undertake a p...

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Tristan and Isolde

Mythology Drama Tragedy Music
Love Death Tragedy Betrayal Opera Ireland King Princess Knight Mark Medieval romance Cornwall Music drama Tristan Isolde Brangaene Kurvenal Melot

This book presents the libretto of Richard Wagner's opera *Tristan und Isolde*, translated into English by John P. Jackson. The libretto, originally written in German, provides the dialogue and narrative for the opera. It tells the tale of Tristan,...

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Ring of the Niblung

Mythology Drama Music
Love Power Fate Gods Music Opera German Myth Ring Norse Nibelung Valkyrie

Richard Wagner's *Der Ring des Nibelungen* (The Ring of the Nibelung) is a monumental four-opera cycle that explores themes of love, power, fate, and the consequences of greed. It is considered one of the most important and complex works in the hist...