Richard Wagner.

German
Born Leipzig, 1813
died Venice, 1883

Specialist Genres: German romantic opera and music-dramas.

Major Works: Der fligende Hollander (1841); Tannhauser (1843); Lohegrin (1848); Tristan and Isolde (1859); Die Mieatersinger von Nuremburg (1867); Der Ring des Nibelungen (1853-74); Persifal (1882).