October 3, 1983
In the year 1849, Richard Wagner is a respected composer living in Dresden where he works as royal court conductor for the King of...Read more
January 1, 1970
After refusing to join her husband for quite some time, Minna eventually agrees to move to Zürich to be reunited with Wagner. She ...Read more
January 1, 1970
Wagner's health deteriorates and he suffers from various illnesses. Mathilde Wesendonck, the wife of wealthy silk merchant Otto We...Read more
January 1, 1970
Wagner moves to Venice, Italy to finish 'Tristan und Isolde'. When Karl Ritter informs him that Mrs. Ritter is no longer able to p...Read more
January 1, 1970
After the failure in Paris, Wagner travels around Europe to Switzerland, Austria and Russia. He tries staging Tristan und Isolde i...Read more
January 1, 1970
In Munich, Wagner enjoys a prosperous time under the patronage of the young King of Bavaria. Most of his debts are settled and sev...Read more
January 1, 1970
Wagner must reconcile with the King of Bavaria and eventually does so. Their friendship grows even stronger while Ludwig's minster...Read more
January 1, 1970
Wagner moves to Lucerne, Switzerland with Cosima and her children. He is later joined by King Ludwig who wishes to abdicate in ord...Read more
January 1, 1970
Wagner and Cosima are overjoyed by the birth of their son, Siegfried. Meanwhile, Germany continues its war with France, which fina...Read more
January 1, 1970
Construction on the opera house in Bayreuth begins and his epic Der Ring des Nibelungen can finally be premiered. The performance ...Read more