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| Late Romantic Period, one of the most influential composers, born in Leipzig, a German nationalis | Richard Wagner |
| Wagner had a | theatrical family backgroung |
| Musician, poet, painter,playwright | described Wagner |
| Wagner had a troublesome childhood | skipped 6 months of school |
| Wagner's first play at | age 14, Leubald |
| Leubald | 42 characters died by 4th act |
| Majored in drinking and gambling while | Wagner was enrolled at University of Leipzig |
| Wagner wrote libretto to | The Ring of the Nibelung |
| Ring cycle made of | 4 operas based on Nordic mythology |
| Magic ring that everyone fights over includes: | Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Siegfried, and Gotterdammerung |
| Das Rheingold | The Rhine Gold |
| Die Walkure | The Valkyrie |
| Gotterdammerung | The Twilight of the Gods |
| Wagner fell in love with | Franz Liszt's daughter and had two children with her while she was still married |
| The Ring's premiere in 1876 | most significan musical event of the 19th century |
| The Ring totals | 22 hours to perform |
