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Richard Wagner

real name Wilhelm Richard Wagner

composer

Germany · 1813-05-22 – 1883-02-13

Richard Wagner is credited on 17,566 releases across 3,279 albums tracked on Gatefold, active 1950–2025 — the collector-built map of who actually made the music.

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17,566

Credits

3,279

Albums

8

Decades active

229

In collections

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German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor of the romantic period, born in Leipzig, Germany, May 22 1813 - died in Venice, Italy, February 13 1883. He is primarily known for his operas. Father of Siegfried Wagner, grandfather of Wieland Wagner, Friedelind Wagner and Wolfgang Wagner.

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17,566 releases · 3,279 albums · active 1950–2025

  • Performance · 26,113
  • Other credits · 394
  • Production · 1

Studios: Festspielhaus, Bayreuth · Sofiensaal · Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin · Kingsway Hall

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