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Ride of the ValkyriesRichard Wagner

Ouça Ride of the Valkyries (Lullaby Rendition) de Lullaby Dreamers & Richard Wagner, veja letras, videoclipes e mais!

Ride of the Valkyries (Lullaby Rendition)Lullaby Dreamers & Richard Wagner

Die Walkure: Ride of the ValkyriesCharles Gerhardt, Richard Wagner & National Philharmonic Orchestra

Ouça Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla (From The Opera Das Rheingold) Arr. For Piano By Louis Brassin de Richard Wagner & Elise Williams, veja letras, videoclipes e mais!

Entry Of The Gods Into Valhalla (From The Opera Das Rheingold) Arr. For Piano By Louis BrassinRichard Wagner & Elise Williams

Tannhauser, PreludeRichard Wagner

Ouça Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3 de Budapest Symphony Orchestra & Richard Wagner, veja letras, videoclipes e mais!

Lohengrin: Prelude to Act 3Budapest Symphony Orchestra & Richard Wagner

Ouça Tannhäuser, Ouverture de Richard Wagner, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Vittorio Gui, veja letras, videoclipes e mais!

Tannhäuser, OuvertureRichard Wagner, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Vittorio Gui

Ouça Tannhauser, Act III: Begluckt darf nun dich, "Pilgrims' Chorus" de Richard Wagner, veja letras, videoclipes e mais!

Tannhauser, Act III: Begluckt darf nun dich, "Pilgrims' Chorus"Richard Wagner

Ouça Der fliegende Höllander, Ouverture de Richard Wagner, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Vittorio Gui, veja letras, videoclipes e mais!

Der fliegende Höllander, OuvertureRichard Wagner, Orchestra del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino & Vittorio Gui

Ouça Die Walküre - Magic Fire Music de Budapest Symphony Orchestra & Richard Wagner, veja letras, videoclipes e mais!

Die Walküre - Magic Fire MusicBudapest Symphony Orchestra & Richard Wagner

Próximos shows de Richard Wagner

Atualmente, Richard Wagner tem 3 upcoming concerts. O próximo está agendado para sexta-feira, 29 de agosto de 2025 às Cadogan Hall em London, England, Reino Unido.

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Ouça Magic Fire Music: Wagners Favorites for Orchestra de Eugene Ormandy, Richard Wagner & The Philadelphia Orchestra.

ALBUMMagic Fire Music: Wagners Favorites for OrchestraEugene Ormandy, Richard Wagner & The Philadelphia Orchestra

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Ouça Wagner Liaisons de Matthias Kirschnereit.

ALBUMWagner LiaisonsMatthias Kirschnereit

Ouça Wedding Day de Luca Pincini, Antonio Pellegrino & Alessandro Simoni.

ALBUMWedding DayLuca Pincini, Antonio Pellegrino & Alessandro Simoni

ALBUMRomantic Emotions, Vol. VII (2025)Gerardo Taube Horowitz

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Ouça Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer de Lise Davidsen, Anna Kissjudit, Stanislas de Barbeyrac, Eirik Grøtvedt, Gerald Finley, Brindley Sherratt, The Norwegian National Opera Chorus, The Norwegian National Opera Orchestra & Edward Gardner.

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Ouça Bulgarian Opera Voices de Pavel Baleff, Tito Ceccherini, Luciano Di Martino, Ivan Anguelov, Grigor Palikarov & Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra.

ALBUMBulgarian Opera VoicesPavel Baleff, Tito Ceccherini, Luciano Di Martino, Ivan Anguelov, Grigor Palikarov & Bulgarian National Radio Symphony Orchestra

Ouça Métopes: Myths, Legends and Tales de Giulia Contaldo.

ALBUMMétopes: Myths, Legends and TalesGiulia Contaldo

ALBUMExpositionLouis Philippson

Ouça Jacques OFFENBACH, Franz LISZT, Richard WAGNER - Mélodies françaises (with Marc Durand) de Bruno Laplante.

ALBUMJacques OFFENBACH, Franz LISZT, Richard WAGNER - Mélodies françaises (with Marc Durand)Bruno Laplante

ALBUMClassical (Pipe Dreams)Daniel Davis

ALBUMEine Pilgerfahrt zu BeethovenRichard Wagner

Ouça Grieg, Wagner & Mendelssohn: Orchestral Works (Remastered 2024) de Hermann Scherchen & Vienna State Opera Orchestra.

ALBUMGrieg, Wagner & Mendelssohn: Orchestral Works (Remastered 2024)Hermann Scherchen & Vienna State Opera Orchestra

ALBUMThe WSS RecordingsFaraz Haider

Ouça Ferrum Splendidum de Florian Sempey, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine & Victor Jacob.

ALBUMFerrum SplendidumFlorian Sempey, Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine & Victor Jacob

Ouça Wagner: The Flying Dutchman (2021 Remastered Version) de Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin & Franz Konwitschny.

ALBUMWagner: The Flying Dutchman (2021 Remastered Version)Staatskapelle Berlin, Chor der Staatsoper Berlin & Franz Konwitschny

Ouça Transcriptions for Piano 4-Hands: Ravel, Wagner & Liszt de Spina & Benignetti Piano Duo, Eleonora Spina & Michele Benignetti.

ALBUMTranscriptions for Piano 4-Hands: Ravel, Wagner & LisztSpina & Benignetti Piano Duo, Eleonora Spina & Michele Benignetti

Ouça Library of Masterpieces Excerpt of the Famous Classical Music Vol. 2 de Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra.

ALBUMLibrary of Masterpieces Excerpt of the Famous Classical Music Vol. 2Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra

Ouça Stevenson: Piano Works de Peter Jablonski.

ALBUMStevenson: Piano WorksPeter Jablonski

Ouça Richard Wagner, An Organic Journey - Eight Historical Organ Transcriptions de Laurens de Man.

ALBUMRichard Wagner, An Organic Journey - Eight Historical Organ TranscriptionsLaurens de Man

Ouça Nazareth Echoes de Bishara Haroni & Artlist Classics.

ALBUMNazareth EchoesBishara Haroni & Artlist Classics

Ouça Ring Odyssey de Joseph Swensen & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine.

ALBUMRing OdysseyJoseph Swensen & Orchestre National Bordeaux Aquitaine

ALBUMFamous Overtures: Georges Bizet, Engelbert Humperdinck, Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard WagnerPhilharmonie Leipzig & Michael Koehler

Ouça Sommernachtskonzert 2024 / Summer Night Concert 2024 de Andris Nelsons, Filarmônica de Viena & Lise Davidsen.

ALBUMSommernachtskonzert 2024 / Summer Night Concert 2024Andris Nelsons, Filarmônica de Viena & Lise Davidsen

Ouça Sommernachtskonzert 2024 / Summer Night Concert 2024 (Live) de Andris Nelsons & Filarmônica de Viena.

ALBUMSommernachtskonzert 2024 / Summer Night Concert 2024 (Live)Andris Nelsons & Filarmônica de Viena

Ouça Wagner / Strauss / Dvořák de Filarmônica de Viena & Franz Welser-Möst.

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Ouça Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder de Heidi Skok & John Simmons.

ALBUMWagner: Wesendonck LiederHeidi Skok & John Simmons

Ouça Great Composers in Words & Music: Richard Wagner de Nicholas Boulton.

ALBUMGreat Composers in Words & Music: Richard WagnerNicholas Boulton

Ouça Quirky Vocals de MediaTracks Music.

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Ouça The Wagner Project de Kathrin Zukowski & KammerMusikKöln.

ALBUMThe Wagner ProjectKathrin Zukowski & KammerMusikKöln

Ouça Opera: Clarinet Solos de Luigi Magistrelli.

ALBUMOpera: Clarinet SolosLuigi Magistrelli

ALBUMRichard Wagner: Famous Opera ScenesNikolai Lugansky

Ouça Love Music de Yeol Eum Son & Svetlin Roussev.

ALBUMLove MusicYeol Eum Son & Svetlin Roussev

Ouça Wagner: Parsifal de Jonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Ludovic Tézier, Georg Zeppenfeld, Wolfgang Koch, Vienna State Opera, Philippe Jordan & Vienna State Opera Choir.

ALBUMWagner: ParsifalJonas Kaufmann, Elīna Garanča, Ludovic Tézier, Georg Zeppenfeld, Wolfgang Koch, Vienna State Opera, Philippe Jordan & Vienna State Opera Choir

Ouça Lieder von Richard Wagner, Vasyl Barvinsky und Richard Strauss (Seel an Seele) de Georg Streuber, Roksolana Chraniuk & Mai Yakushiji.

ALBUMLieder von Richard Wagner, Vasyl Barvinsky und Richard Strauss (Seel an Seele)Georg Streuber, Roksolana Chraniuk & Mai Yakushiji

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ALBUMVěra Krilová (Fibich, Bizet, Thomas, Verdi, Musorgskij, Čajkovskij), Lubomír Havlák (Wagner, d'Albert, Jeremiáš)Věra Krilová & Lubomír Havlák

Ouça Essential Classical Pieces on Piano de Gabriele Bagnati, Esther Abrami & Raphaela Gromes.

ALBUMEssential Classical Pieces on PianoGabriele Bagnati, Esther Abrami & Raphaela Gromes

Ouça Four Hands at Home - 1853 Érard piano de Stephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard.

ALBUMFour Hands at Home - 1853 Érard pianoStephanie McCallum & Erin Helyard

Ouça Ombre et lumière de Stéphane Labeyrie.

ALBUMOmbre et lumièreStéphane Labeyrie

Ouça Metamorphoses de Prague Chamber Soloists & Radek Baborák.

ALBUMMetamorphosesPrague Chamber Soloists & Radek Baborák

Ouça Richard - Wagner & Strauss: Opera Scenes & Orchesterlieder de Daniel Behle, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Rösner.

ALBUMRichard - Wagner & Strauss: Opera Scenes & OrchesterliederDaniel Behle, Borusan Istanbul Philharmonic Orchestra & Thomas Rösner

Ouça Richard Wagner: Transcriptions for Organ de Jörg Strodthoff.

ALBUMRichard Wagner: Transcriptions for OrganJörg Strodthoff

Ouça Mahler: Symphony No. 3 in D Minor - Wagner: Götterdämmerung, WWV 86D de Erich Leinsdorf & Boston Symphony Orchestra.

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Ouça Wagner: Overtures and Preludes; Ring Selections de Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & William Steinberg.

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Ouça Beethoven, Verdi, Smetana, Fibich, Wagner, Leoncavallo, Dvořák de Zdenka Kareninová & Gita Abrahámová.

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Ouça Wagner: Act 1 & Wotan's Farewell from Die Walküre de Norman Bailey, Hans Sotin, Otto Klemperer, Philharmonia Orchestra, Helga Dernesch & William Cochran.

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Ouça Fortissimo (Remasterizado 2023) de José Carreras.

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Ouça Lux: Organ Works, Vol. 2 de Jan Lehtola & Petri Komulainen.

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Ouça Wagner: Opera Excerpts & Overtures de Volker Hartung & Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra.

ALBUMWagner: Opera Excerpts & OverturesVolker Hartung & Cologne New Philharmonic Orchestra

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Ouça Wanderer Without Words de Juliette Journaux.

ALBUMWanderer Without WordsJuliette Journaux

Ouça Mendelssohn, Schumann, Wagner de Ilya Ioff & Divertissement Chamber Orchestra.

ALBUMMendelssohn, Schumann, WagnerIlya Ioff & Divertissement Chamber Orchestra

Ouça Wagner & Bruckner: Piano Meditations - Original Works and Transcriptions de Bjorn Breimo.

ALBUMWagner & Bruckner: Piano Meditations - Original Works and TranscriptionsBjorn Breimo

Ouça Liebestod de Friedemann Eichhorn & Fazıl Say.

ALBUMLiebestodFriedemann Eichhorn & Fazıl Say

Ouça Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Paraphrase for String Septet by Martina Trumpp) de Solistenensemble D'Accord.

ALBUMWagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Paraphrase for String Septet by Martina Trumpp)Solistenensemble D'Accord

Ouça Symfoniczne Organy Schlag&Söhne w Kościele Pokoju w Świdnicy ZUZANNA BATOR de Zuzanna Bator.

ALBUMSymfoniczne Organy Schlag&Söhne w Kościele Pokoju w Świdnicy ZUZANNA BATORZuzanna Bator

Ouça Opera Transcriptions de Piotr Jaworski.

ALBUMOpera TranscriptionsPiotr Jaworski

Ouça Wagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Remastered 2023) de Martha Modl, Wolfgang Windgassen, Artur Rother & Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin.

ALBUMWagner: Tristan und Isolde, WWV 90 (Remastered 2023)Martha Modl, Wolfgang Windgassen, Artur Rother & Orchester der Städtischen Oper, Berlin

ALBUMDeifiedNational Brass Ensemble & Eun Sun Kim

Ouça Wagner: Orchestral Music de Paul Paray & Detroit Symphony Orchestra.

ALBUMWagner: Orchestral MusicPaul Paray & Detroit Symphony Orchestra

Ouça Wagner: Prelude and Liebestod from "Tristan und Isolde" & Wesendonck-Lieder for solo piano de Claudio Colombo.

ALBUMWagner: Prelude and Liebestod from "Tristan und Isolde" & Wesendonck-Lieder for solo pianoClaudio Colombo

ALBUMElectronic Wagner Vol. 1Al Goranski

Ouça Au cinéma ce soir de Jean-Marc Luisada.

ALBUMAu cinéma ce soirJean-Marc Luisada

Ouça Franz Konwitschny Conducts Richard Wagner de Czech Philharmonic & Franz Konwitschny.

ALBUMFranz Konwitschny Conducts Richard WagnerCzech Philharmonic & Franz Konwitschny

Ouça Liebestod - Wagner Mahler Strauss de Bamberger Symphoniker & Jakub Hrůša.

ALBUMLiebestod - Wagner Mahler StraussBamberger Symphoniker & Jakub Hrůša

Ouça Wagner: Siegfried (Remastered 2022) de Filarmônica de Viena & Sir Georg Solti.

ALBUMWagner: Siegfried (Remastered 2022)Filarmônica de Viena & Sir Georg Solti

ALBUMClassical Piano Masterpieces, Vol. IIIMaja Trinity

Ouça Richard Wagner: Polonia, WWV 39: Overture - Symphony in C major, WWV 29 de Adolf Fritz Guhl, Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Gerhard Pflüger & Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin.

ALBUMRichard Wagner: Polonia, WWV 39: Overture - Symphony in C major, WWV 29Adolf Fritz Guhl, Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester Leipzig, Gerhard Pflüger & Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin

ALBUMOpera PortraitFabien Thouand & Amedeo Salvato

Ouça Wagner: Parsifal by Hans Knappertsbusch de Hans Knappertsbusch, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Bayreuth Festival Chorus.

ALBUMWagner: Parsifal by Hans KnappertsbuschHans Knappertsbusch, Bayreuth Festival Orchestra & Bayreuth Festival Chorus

Ouça VIOLINable ディスカバリー vol. 8 de 西本幸弘 & 小口真奈.

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Ouça Christian Elsner: Urgedanken (Beethoven, Mahler, Wagner, Brahms) de Christian Elsner & Burkhard Kehring.

ALBUMChristian Elsner: Urgedanken (Beethoven, Mahler, Wagner, Brahms)Christian Elsner & Burkhard Kehring

Ouça Cosmic Classical: Gemini de Sir Edward Elgar, Robert Schumann & Richard Wagner.

ALBUMCosmic Classical: GeminiSir Edward Elgar, Robert Schumann & Richard Wagner

Ouça Richard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder & Other Songs de Loretta Liberato & Vittoria Primavera.

ALBUMRichard Wagner: Wesendonck Lieder & Other SongsLoretta Liberato & Vittoria Primavera

Ouça Wagner by Arrangement: Operatic Highlights, Vol. 3 de Catharine Woodward, Philip Modinos, Holden Madagame & Edwin Kaye.

ALBUMWagner by Arrangement: Operatic Highlights, Vol. 3Catharine Woodward, Philip Modinos, Holden Madagame & Edwin Kaye

Ouça Wagner: Parsifal Suite (Constr. A. Gourlay) de London Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Gourlay.

ALBUMWagner: Parsifal Suite (Constr. A. Gourlay)London Philharmonic Orchestra & Andrew Gourlay

Ouça Wagner: Orchestral Works by Hans Knappertsbusch de Hans Knappertsbusch, Filarmônica de Viena & Birgit Nilsson.

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Ouça Wagner: Preludes & Overtures de Sir Roger Norrington & London Classical Players.

ALBUMWagner: Preludes & OverturesSir Roger Norrington & London Classical Players

Ouça CellOpéra! de Duo Cavatine, Noémie Raymond & Michel-Alexandre Broekaert.

ALBUMCellOpéra!Duo Cavatine, Noémie Raymond & Michel-Alexandre Broekaert

Ouça Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen de Wilhelm Furtwängler.

ALBUMWagner: Der Ring des NibelungenWilhelm Furtwängler

Ouça Tristan de Igor Levit, Gewandhausorchester & Franz Welser-Möst.

ALBUMTristanIgor Levit, Gewandhausorchester & Franz Welser-Möst

Ouça Schmachtend: A Tribute to Richard Wagner de Takuya Niinomi.

ALBUMSchmachtend: A Tribute to Richard WagnerTakuya Niinomi

Ouça Winterstürme de Staatskapelle Dresden & Christian Thielemann.

ALBUMWinterstürmeStaatskapelle Dresden & Christian Thielemann

Ouça Bad Brass Band - Amateurs Playing Wrong Notes de Lovely Music Library.

ALBUMBad Brass Band - Amateurs Playing Wrong NotesLovely Music Library

Ouça Pop Songs de Jan Vogler, BBC Philharmonic & Omer Meir Wellber.

ALBUMPop SongsJan Vogler, BBC Philharmonic & Omer Meir Wellber

ALBUMLa RicordanzaCatherine Gordeladze

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ALBUMRheingold: Music by Reinecke, Wagner, Bruch & SilcherCiconia Consort & Dick van Gasteren

ALBUMPrima Registrazione Mondiale: Organo Francesco Vittino 1890, Chiesa di San Martino Vescovo, Ormea (CN)Roberto Cognazzo

Ouça Wagner and Strauss Recital (Hans Knappertsbusch - The Opera Edition: Volume 9) de Maria Reining, Paul Schöffler, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich & Hans Knappertsbusch.

ALBUMWagner and Strauss Recital (Hans Knappertsbusch - The Opera Edition: Volume 9)Maria Reining, Paul Schöffler, Tonhalle-Orchester Zürich & Hans Knappertsbusch

ALBUMLake Braddock High School Winter Band Concert 2021Lake Braddock Symphonic Band

Ouça Wagner: Sinfonie C-Dur / Siegfried-Idyll (2022 Remastered Version) de Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Heinz Rögner.

ALBUMWagner: Sinfonie C-Dur / Siegfried-Idyll (2022 Remastered Version)Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin & Heinz Rögner

Ouça 피아노의 테라스 - 나의 경쾌한 아침을 부탁해! (Edit Version) de 코튼테라스.

ALBUM피아노의 테라스 - 나의 경쾌한 아침을 부탁해! (Edit Version)코튼테라스

ALBUMWagner: Famous Overtures - EPPhilharmonia Slavonica & London Festival Orchestra

Ouça Amata dalle tenebre (Visual Album) de Anna Netrebko, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Chailly.

ALBUMAmata dalle tenebre (Visual Album)Anna Netrebko, l'Orchestra della Scala di Milano & Riccardo Chailly

Ouça Wagner: Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, Prelude & Good Friday Music from Parsifal de Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker.

ALBUMWagner: Prelude & Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde, Prelude & Good Friday Music from ParsifalWilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker

ALBUMUrgedankenChristian Elsner & Burkhard Kehring

Ouça Wagner: Die Walküre & Götterdämmerung (Excerpts, Live) de Wilhelm Furtwängler, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirsten Flagstad & Lauritz Melchior.

ALBUMWagner: Die Walküre & Götterdämmerung (Excerpts, Live)Wilhelm Furtwängler, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kirsten Flagstad & Lauritz Melchior

ALBUMRichard Wagner in VeniceThe Mahler Players

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Richard Wagner: essenciais

Este operista radical do século XIX criou novas e ambiciosas trilhas para o drama e a harmonia.

O lado suave de Wagner

Descubra o outro lado do grande compositor romântico alemão.

Sobre Richard Wagner

Cidade natal

Leipzig, Germany

Nascimento

1813

Gênero

Música clássica

Um dos mais influentes compositores clássicos, Richard Wagner nasceu em Leipzig em 1813 e cresceu fascinado pelo teatro. Ele foi maestro em casas de ópera em Magdeburg, Riga e Dresden, onde se tornou conhecido pelas óperas O Holandês Voador (1841) e Tannhäuser (1845). Depois de compor Lohengrin (1848), ele se envolveu na fracassada revolução de Dresden em 1849 e fugiu para a Suíça. Lá ele trabalhou no texto e na música dos quatro “dramas musicais” que compõem o ciclo épico O Anel do Nibelungo. Depois de completar as duas primeiras óperas, Wagner interrompeu o trabalho para compor Tristão e Isolda (1859), que inicialmente apresentava dificuldades técnicas para ser encenada. Depois da providencial ajuda do rei Ludwig II da Baviera, a ópera estreou em 1865 em Munique. Em seguida, Wagner se mudou para Bayreuth, no norte da Baviera, e supervisionou a construção (patrocinada por Ludwig) de um teatro concebido especificamente para o ciclo do Anel – a obra foi finalmente encenada na íntegra em 1876. Parsifal, a última obra completa de Wagner, inspirada na lenda medieval do Santo Graal, estreou em Bayreuth em 1882, um ano antes da morte do compositor em Veneza.

Richard Wagner também lançou música como membro do The Impalas e Staatskapelle Dresden.

Influenciado por Richard WagnerRichard Wagner influenciou a música de Engelbert Humperdinck, エンヤコーラーズ, Richard Strauss e muitos outros.