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RICHARD WAGNER
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Died February 13, 1883.
Wagner.
"APOSTLE OF THE MUSIC OF THE FUTURE.".
Born in Leipsic, his father a city clerk of
police, and an accomplished linguist. The boy was
fonder of romance and Shakespeare than of regular
tasks. While still young he copied much of Beet-
hoven and knew many of his works by heart.
His first position was that of chorus-master at
Würzburg, and director of small opera companies.
He tried to bring out his first opera in Paris but failed,
and nearly starved there; then he went back to
Germany. In 1848 because of revolutionary writings
and taking part in a political riot in Dresden he was
banished and went to Switzerland. His sentence of
exile having been remitted, Ludwig II, King of
Bavaria, called him to Munich, but Bayreuth was
finally chosen instead for the site of the new "Festival
Theatre." He died in Venice, but is buried at Bayreuth.
Born May 22, 1813.
Richard
He was composer, poet and stage manager of all
his music-dramas, which were unlike preceding
operas. He wrote much about music and other
subjects. His most familiar operas are Lohengrin,
Tannhäuser and Die Meistersinger.
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From Prelude to "Die Meistersinger."
Rotard Wysig
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