European Opera Career

Wagner's professional trajectory as a conductor and composer across multiple cities including Würzburg, Magdeburg, Königsberg, Riga, Paris, and Dresden, documenting the challenges and triumphs of working in 19th-century European theatres.

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Summaries

My Life — Volume 1

Wagner, Richard

This volume of Wagner's autobiography chronicles his life from birth in 1813 through his escape to Zürich in 1849, documenting his unconventional education, formative artistic influences, early conducting career across German cities, the creation of his first major operas, and his dramatic involvement in the Dresden May Revolution.

European Opera Career 27 min