A huge panorama of Richard Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria, to the final triumph at Bayreuth. Richard Wagner's radical musical...
A huge panorama of Richard Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria, to the final triumph at Bayreuth. Richard Wagner's radical musical and political ideas, his German nationalism, and even his anti-Semitism are set in the context of his life and times.
Aired: Oct 3, 1983 In the year 1849, Richard Wagner is a respected composer living in Dresden wh...
Aired: After refusing to join her husband for quite some time, Minna eventually agre...
Aired: Wagner's health deteriorates and he suffers from various illnesses. Mathilde ...
Aired: Wagner moves to Venice, Italy to finish 'Tristan und Isolde'. When Karl Ritte...
Aired: After the failure in Paris, Wagner travels around Europe to Switzerland, Aust...
Aired: In Munich, Wagner enjoys a prosperous time under the patronage of the young K...
Aired: Wagner must reconcile with the King of Bavaria and eventually does so. Their ...
Aired: Wagner moves to Lucerne, Switzerland with Cosima and her children. He is late...
Aired: Wagner and Cosima are overjoyed by the birth of their son, Siegfried. Meanwhi...
Aired: Construction on the opera house in Bayreuth begins and his epic Der Ring des ...
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