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RICHARD WAGNER

RICHARD WAGNER. Jenny Cho World Hist. G. Brief Biography. Born in Leipzig, Germany on May 22,1813 Loved theatre when he was young, due to stepfather’s influence German composer and director; wrote thirteen operas and numerous other compositions Died on Feb. 13, 1883 in Venice, Italy.

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RICHARD WAGNER

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  1. RICHARD WAGNER • Jenny Cho • World Hist. G

  2. Brief Biography • Born in Leipzig, Germany on May 22,1813 • Loved theatre when he was young, due to stepfather’s influence • German composer and director; wrote thirteen operas and numerous other compositions • Died on Feb. 13, 1883 in Venice, Italy.

  3. His Work: How it affected the opera scene • many western productions are based on Wagner’s operas • influenced musicians, poets, playwrights, and painters

  4. A ‘taste’ of his work • pointed to the beginnings of the Romantic period and beyond • Wagner was a very passionate man and most of his operas were a result from this passion • theme of most of his work is how desire can cause great suffering.

  5. Samples of his Work • Die Liebesverbot • http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=tO-hLHA-us0 • Rienzi • http://kr.youtube.com/watch?v=tXwBGL1a8ZE

  6. Wagner & German Nationalism • Then came the Students' Association. The League of Virtue was founded. All so fantastic that no human being could grasp it. But I did. Now it is me no one grasps: I am the most German being, I am the German spirit. Question the incomparable magic of my works, compare them with the rest: and you can, for the present, say no differently than that - it is German. But what is this German? It must be something wonderful, mustn't it, for it is humanly finer than all else? - Oh heavens! It should have a soil, this German! I should be able to find my people! What a glorious people it ought to become. But to this people only could I belong. -Wagner, Richard

  7. Wagner & German Nationalism • A lot of his work was based on old German myths and stories • portrayed a lot of German culture in his operas

  8. Interesting Facts • Richard has been classified as a anarchist, socialist, proto-fascist (right-winged), and nationalist. • Richard had three years of formal training in music theory, but he never learned how to play a specific instrument.

  9. Bibliography • Felsenfeld, Daniel, and Donna Getzinger. Richard Wagner and German Opera (Masters of Music). Greensboro, North Carolina: Morgan Reynolds Publishing, 2004. • “Richard Wagner Archive.” 3 Dec 2008 <http://users.utu.fi/hansalmi/wagner.html>. • “ABC-CLIO: World History: Modern: Entry Display.” 3 Dec 2008 <http://www.worldhistory.abc-clio.com/Search/Display.aspx?categoryid=22&entryid=316170&searchtext=richard+wagner&type=simple&option=all>.

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