Richard Wagner
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Wilhelm Richard Wagner (/ˈvɑːɡnər/; German: [ˈʁiçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] (About this sound listen); 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ide…
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The Metropolitan Opera 2026/27: Parsifal
2027 UpcomingWriter
Jun 5
Rienzi - Bayreuther Festspiele
2026Original Music Composer
Rienzi - Bayreuther Festspiele
2026Writer
Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold @ Salzburg Easter Festival, Felsenreitschule 2026
2026Music
Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold @ Salzburg Easter Festival, Felsenreitschule 2026
2026Opera
Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold @ Salzburg Easter Festival, Felsenreitschule 2026
2026Original Music Composer
Richard Wagner: Lohengrin @ Baden-Baden Easter Festival 2026
2026Opera
Richard Wagner: Lohengrin @ Baden-Baden Easter Festival 2026
2026Original Music Composer
Siegfried - Royal Ballet & Opera House
2026Original Music Composer
Siegfried - Royal Ballet & Opera House
2026Writer
Daniele Gatti & Gautier Capuçon Wagner, Saint-Saëns, and Debussy
2026Original Music Composer
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
2026Music
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
2026Original Music Composer
The Metropolitan Opera: Tristan und Isolde
2026Writer
Concerto di Pasqua dal Duomo di Orvieto 2026
2026Original Music Composer
Die Macht des Rings
2026Music
Die Walküre - Royal Opera House
2025Music
Die Walküre - Royal Opera House
2025Original Music Composer
Die Walküre - Royal Opera House
2025Writer
Vienna Opera Gala With Elina Garança, Sonya Yoncheva, Benjamin Bernheim and Jonas Kaufmann
2025Original Music Composer
Tannhäuser - Wiener Staatsoper
2025Original Music Composer
Tannhäuser - Wiener Staatsoper
2025Writer
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Bayreuth Festival 2025
2025Writer
Götterdämmerung
2025Original Music Composer
Planet Arium
2025Writer
Tabita Berglund and Julian Steckel
2025Original Music Composer
Klaus Florian Vogt sings Mozart, Wagner, and Strauss @ Château de Neuschwanstein 2025
2025Original Music Composer
The New York Philharmonic Orchestra in Pyongyang Great moments in music
2025Original Music Composer
Tristan und Isolde
2024Writer
Tristan und Isolde
2024Original Music Composer
Tristan und Isolde
2024Writer
Das Rheingold
2024Writer
Siegfried
2024Writer
Götterdämmerung
2024Writer
A Royal Overture Festival international de Colmar
2024Original Music Composer
Die Walküre
2024Writer
Richard Wagner: Götterdämmerung - Aus der Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
2023Writer
Richard Wagner: "Parsifal" Bayreuther Festspiele 2023
2023Music
Das Rheingold - Royal Opera House
2023Lyricist
Das Rheingold - Royal Opera House
2023Music
Das Rheingold - Royal Opera House
2023Original Music Composer
Das Rheingold - Royal Opera House
2023Writer
Richard Wagner: Siegfried - Aus der Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
2023Original Music Composer
Maledictis
2023Music
Tristan und Isolde
2023Music
Tristan und Isolde
2023Writer
Echo Sonata
2023Music
Richard Wagner: Die Walküre - Aus der Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
2023Writer
Wagner: Das Rheingold
2023Writer
Wagner's Ring Without Words Strasbourg Philharmonic Orchestra
2023Compositor
Siegfried (Longborough Opera Festival 2022)
2022Music
First Last Man
2022Adaptation
New Year's Concert 2022 from the Teatro La Fenice
2022Music
Playing with Gods
2022Music
Richard Wagner: Das Rheingold - Aus der Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Berlin
2022Writer
Richard Wagner - Die Götterdämmerung - Bayreuther Festspiele 2022
2022Music
Die Walküre
2022Writer
Das Rheingold
2022Writer
Radio France Choir and Orchestra Poulenc, Wagner, Debussy & Fauré
2021Original Music Composer
Yo, Diablo
2021Music
Wagner - Das Rheingold (Deutsche Oper Berlin)
2021Music
Parsifal
2021Writer
The Infinite Confinement
2020Music
Lohengrin
2020Writer
The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman
2020Lyricist
The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman
2020Music
The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman
2020Original Music Composer
The Metropolitan Opera: The Flying Dutchman
2020Writer
Götterdämmerung - Wiener Staatsoper
2019Original Music Composer
Götterdämmerung - Wiener Staatsoper
2019Writer
Tannhäuser
2019Original Music Composer
Tannhäuser
2019Writer
Die Walküre - Metropolitan Opera
2019Original Music Composer
Die Walküre - Metropolitan Opera
2019Writer
The Flying Dutchman: Teatro Real Madrid
2018Music
Parsifal - Bayerische Staatsoper
2018Original Music Composer
Parsifal - Bayerische Staatsoper
2018Writer
Lohengrin
2018Original Music Composer
Lohengrin
2018Writer
Tristan und Isolde
2018Original Music Composer
Tristan und Isolde
2018Writer
The Binocle
2018Original Music Composer
Lohengrin
2018Original Music Composer
Wagner: Tristan und Isolde
2018Writer
Parsifal - Wiener Staatsoper
2017Original Music Composer
Parsifal - Wiener Staatsoper
2017Writer
Götterdämmerung - Wiener Staatsoper
2017Original Music Composer
Götterdämmerung - Wiener Staatsoper
2017Writer
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg - Bayerische Staatsoper
2017Original Music Composer
Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf der Wartburg - Bayerische Staatsoper
2017Writer
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Bayreuther Festspiele
2017Original Music Composer
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Bayreuther Festspiele
2017Writer
Wagner: Die Walküre
2017Original Music Composer
La Petite mort
2017Music
The Opera House
2017Music
Gott liebt ein menschliches Weib
2016Idea
Richard Wagner - Lohengrin
2016Original Music Composer
Eifman Ballet: The Brothers Karamazov
2016Music
Lohengrin - Semperoper Dresden
2016Original Music Composer
Lohengrin - Semperoper Dresden
2016Writer
The Ring of the Nibelung: The Valkyrie
2016Original Music Composer
The Ring of the Nibelung: The Valkyrie
2016Writer
Das Rheingold - Wiener Staatsoper
2016Original Music Composer
Das Rheingold - Wiener Staatsoper
2016Writer
The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhinegold
2016Original Music Composer
The Ring of the Nibelung: The Rhinegold
2016Writer
Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera
2016Original Music Composer
Tristan und Isolde - Metropolitan Opera
2016Writer
Parsifal
2016Original Music Composer
Parsifal
2016Writer
The Ring of the Nibelung: Siegfried
2016Music
The Ring of the Nibelung: Siegfried
2016Original Music Composer
The Ring of the Nibelung: Siegfried
2016Writer
The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods
2016Music
The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods
2016Original Music Composer
The Ring of the Nibelung: Twilight of the Gods
2016Writer
Das Liebesverbot
2016Original Music Composer
Das Liebesverbot
2016Writer
Roger D'Astous
2016Music
Wagner: Tristan and Isolde
2015Music
Wagner: Tristan and Isolde
2015Writer
Die Walküre - Wiener Staatsoper
2015Original Music Composer
Die Walküre - Wiener Staatsoper
2015Writer
Parsifal - Wiener Staatsoper
2015Original Music Composer
Parsifal - Wiener Staatsoper
2015Writer
Der fliegende Holländer - Royal Opera House
2015Original Music Composer
Der fliegende Holländer - Royal Opera House
2015Writer
Tristan Und Isolde
2015Original Music Composer
Tristan Und Isolde
2015Writer
The Metropolitan Opera: Tannhäuser
2015Original Music Composer
The Metropolitan Opera: Tannhäuser
2015Writer
Tristan und Isolde - Wiener Staatsoper
2015Original Music Composer
Tristan und Isolde - Wiener Staatsoper
2015Writer
Tannhäuser
2014Original Music Composer
Tannhäuser
2014Writer
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Metropolitan Opera
2014Original Music Composer
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg - Metropolitan Opera
2014Writer
Tannhäuser
2014Original Music Composer
Tannhäuser
2014Writer
Siegfried - De Nationale Opera
2014Original Music Composer
Siegfried - De Nationale Opera
2014Writer
Die Walküre - De Nationale Opera
2014Original Music Composer
Die Walküre - De Nationale Opera
2014Writer
Wagner: Siegfried
2014Writer
Byeway
2014Original Music Composer
Götterdämmerung - De Nationale Opera Amsterdam
2014Original Music Composer
Götterdämmerung - De Nationale Opera Amsterdam
2014Writer
Götterdämmerung
2013Original Music Composer
Götterdämmerung
2013Writer
Parsifal - Salzburger Osterfestspiele
2013Original Music Composer
Parsifal - Salzburger Osterfestspiele
2013Writer
Parsifal
2013Original Music Composer
Parsifal
2013Writer
Wagner: Die Walküre
2013Original Music Composer
Wagner: Das Rheingold
2013Original Music Composer
Hitler und der Wagner Clan
2013Music
Der Ring des Nibelungen: Die Tetralogie an einem Abend mit Marionetten und Menschen
2013Writer
Lohengrin: Opera romantica in tre atti
2012Script
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
2012Original Music Composer
Götterdämmerung
2012Opera
Götterdämmerung
2012Original Music Composer
Götterdämmerung
2012Writer
Wagner: Tannhäuser
2012Writer
Parsifal
2012Music
Parsifal
2012Writer
Siegfried
2011Opera
Siegfried
2011Original Music Composer
Siegfried
2011Writer
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre
2011Opera
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre
2011Original Music Composer
The Metropolitan Opera: Die Walküre
2011Writer
Lohengrin
2011Original Music Composer
Lohengrin
2011Writer
Parsifal
2011Original Music Composer
Parsifal
2011Writer
Parsifal
2011Writer
Der fliegende Holländer
2010Original Music Composer
Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen
2010Original Music Composer
Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen
2010Writer
Das Rheingold
2010Opera
Das Rheingold
2010Original Music Composer
Das Rheingold
2010Writer
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
2010Original Music Composer
Wagner: Siegfried
2010Original Music Composer
Wagner: Die Walküre
2010Original Music Composer
Wagner: Das Rheingold
2009Writer
Tannhäuser
2009Original Music Composer
Wagner - Lohengrin
2009Writer
Tristan und Isolde
2009Writer
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
2008Writer
Lohengrin: Bayreuth Festival Opera
2008Music
Lohengrin: Bayreuth Festival Opera
2008Writer
Die Walküre
2008Music
Die Walküre
2008Writer
The Met - Tristan und Isolde
2008Writer
Tristan und Isolde
2007Writer
Proust ou les Intermittences du cœur
2007Music
Wagner: Parsifal
2007Original Music Composer
Die Walküre
2006Writer
Götterdämmerung
2006Writer
Lohengrin
2006Writer
A View from Space With Heavenly Music
2006Music
Siegfried
2006Original Music Composer
Siegfried
2006Writer
Das Rheingold
2006Original Music Composer
Lohengrin
2006Writer
Parsifal
2005Music
Parsifal
2005Writer
Die Walküre
2004Writer
Three Leaders
2004Original Music Composer
Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
2004Original Music Composer
Richard Wagner: Tannhäuser
2004Writer
Siegfried
2004Writer
Götterdämmerung
2004Original Music Composer
Götterdämmerung
2004Writer
Das Rheingold
2003Writer
Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg
2001Writer
Tannhäuser
2000Music
Tannhäuser
2000Writer
Lider
2000Music
Tristan und Isolde
1999Original Music Composer
Tristan und Isolde
1999Writer
The Man Who Would Be Kubrick
1999Music
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
1999Music
Parsifal: The Search for the Grail
1998Writer
Tristan und Isolde
1998Writer
Tristan und Isolde
1995Original Music Composer
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
1995Original Music Composer
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
1995Writer
Wagner: Tannhäuser
1994Original Music Composer
Manhattan Murder Mystery
1993Music
Tristan und Isolde
1993Original Music Composer
Tristan und Isolde
1993Writer
Richard Wagner: Parsifal
1993Original Music Composer
Richard Wagner: Parsifal
1993Writer
The Ring Cycle: Die Walkure
1992Writer
The Ring Cycle: Siegfried
1992Writer
The Flying Dutchman
1992Original Music Composer
The Ring Cycle: Gotterdammerung
1991Writer
The Ring Cycle: Das Rheingold
1991Writer
Siegfried
1990Original Music Composer
Siegfried
1990Writer
Das Rheingold
1990Original Music Composer
Das Rheingold
1990Writer
Lohengrin
1990Original Music Composer
Lohengrin
1990Writer
Götterdämmerung
1990Original Music Composer
Götterdämmerung
1990Writer
Die Walküre
1990Writer
Mistress Berta Garlan
1989Music
Bludný Holanďan
1989Opera
Bludný Holanďan
1989Original Music Composer
Wagner: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
1988Writer
Lohengrin - Metropolitan Opera
1986Original Music Composer
Lohengrin - Metropolitan Opera
1986Writer
Luis Buñuel: constructor de infiernos
1986Music
Der fliegende Holländer
1985Original Music Composer
Der fliegende Holländer
1985Writer
Agi, the Fury of Evil
1984Music
Tristan und Isolde
1983Original Music Composer
Tristan und Isolde
1983Writer
The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
1982Original Music Composer
The Metropolitan Opera - Wagner: Tannhäuser
1982Writer
Parsifal
1982Original Music Composer
Parsifal
1982Writer
Zizi
1982Music
Deer Hunting
1982Music
Wagner - Tristan Und Isolde
1981Compositor
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
1980Original Music Composer
Wagner: Götterdämmerung
1980Writer
Siegfried - Bayreuther Festspiele
1980Original Music Composer
Siegfried - Bayreuther Festspiele
1980Writer
Wagner: Das Rheingold
1980Original Music Composer
Wagner: Das Rheingold
1980Writer
Wagner: Die Walküre
1980Original Music Composer
Wagner: Die Walküre
1980Writer
Nosferatu the Vampyre
1979Music
Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle
1978Original Music Composer
Tannhäuser and the Singers' Contest at Wartburg Castle
1978Writer
Wagner: Das Rheingold
1978Original Music Composer
Wagner: Das Rheingold
1978Writer
Adolf and Marlene
1977Original Music Composer
The Greatest Love of All Time
1977Music
Her Return
1975Music
Der Fliegende Holländer
1975Original Music Composer
Tristan und Isolde
1973Original Music Composer
Ludwig
1973Music
Ludwig – Requiem for a Virgin King
1972Music
The Fifteenth Spring
1971Music
Tristan and Isolde
1970Music
Tristan und Isolde
1967Original Music Composer
Patriotism
1966Music
The Little Chaos
1966Music
Ming Green
1966Music
One Man Band
1965Music
The Flying Dutchman
1964Music
The Flying Dutchman
1964Original Story
To Parsifal
1963Music
The Clock Stopped at Midnight
1959Music
Ludwig II
1955Music
The Evil Forest
1951Original Music Composer
The Evil Forest
1951Original Story
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 7: Wagner
1951Original Music Composer
Romantici a Venezia
1948Poem
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 4: Mozart, Dvorak, Wagner
1948Original Music Composer
Toscanini: The Television Concerts, Vol. 1: Wagner
1948Original Music Composer
Veinticuatro horas en la vida de una mujer
1944Music
La verdadera victoria
1944Original Music Composer
Die Nibelungen: Siegfried
1924Original Music Composer
Tannhäuser
1913Opera
Tannhäuser
1913Story
Lohengrin
1909Music
Green Scream
Music
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