Richard Wagner was a German composer born in 1813 in Leipzig, Germany who died in 1883 in Venice, Italy. Some of his most famous works included the operas Die feen, The Ring cycle, and Tannhauser. He had a tumultuous personal life, as his wife left him to elope with an army officer shortly after they married, though they later reconciled. Wagner experienced many career challenges and changes over his life before finding success as a composer.

1. Richard Wagner By Alex Sechrest and Westley Branch

2. His life Born in Leipzig ,Germany May 22,1813 Died in Venice, Italy February 13,1883 His family was rich his step dad was an actor

3. His music Die feen The ring Tannhauser

4. His mid life 1836 he got marred Christine Wilhelmine He became the director of a local opera A few weeks after that his wife ran off with a army officer But he took her back three decades later And he became a clerk at a police station

5. Away from his home He went on a on a ship but was shipwreck in Paris If he didn’t listen to Beethoven when he was a kid he would became a writer He died of a heart attack in 1883 and died happy

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