Introduction
Born: May 22, 1813, Leipzig, Germany.
Died: February 13, 1883, Ca’ Vendramin Calergi, Venice, Italy.
Buried: Villa Wahnfried, Bayreuth, Germany.
Born: May 22, 1813, Leipzig, Germany.
Died: February 13, 1883, Ca’ Vendramin Calergi, Venice, Italy.
Buried: Villa Wahnfried, Bayreuth, Germany.
Richard was the son of Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Wagner and Johanna Rosina Pätz Wagner-Geyer. He married twice, to Minna Planer (1836) and Cosima Wagner (1870).
A composer, theater director, polemicist, and conductor, he is primarily known for his operas.