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Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner was a German composer, conductor, and writer, best known for his operas, particularly the monumental "The Ring of the Nibelung" cycle. His writings on music and culture, such as "Opera and Drama," reflect his complex views on art, philosophy, and politics. Wagner's work is marked by his revolutionary ideas on music drama, including the use of leitmotifs and the Gesamtkunstwerk ("total work of art") concept. His influence on both music and literature was profound, though his controversial political views, particularly his antisemitism, continue to spark debate.
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PART I 1813-1842 I was born at Leipzig on the 22nd of May 1813, in a room on the second floor of the 'Red and White Lion,' and two days later was baptized at St. Thomas's Church, and christened Wilhelm Richard. My father, Friedrich Wagner, was at the time of my birth a clerk in the police service at Leipzig, and hoped to get the post of Chief Constable in that town, but he died in the...
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MINNA had been lucky enough to find quarters near Zurich which corresponded very closely with the wishes I had so emphatically expressed before leaving. The house was situated in the parish of Enge, a good fifteen minutes' walk from the town, on a site overlooking the lake, and was an old-fashioned hostelry called 'Zum Abendstern,' belonging to a certain Frau Hirel, who was a pleasant...
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TRISTAN AND ISOLDA. ACT I. [A pavilion erected on the deck of a ship, richly hung with tapestry, quite closed in at back at first. A narrow hatchway at one side leads below into the cabin.] SCENE I. ISOLDA on a couch, her face buried in the cushions.— BRANGÆNA holding open a curtain, looks over the side of the vessel. THE VOICE OF A YOUNG SAILOR (from above as if at the mast-head). ISOLDA...
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