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Richard Wagner: The flawed man who changed opera

1 tim 19 min•31 mars 2026

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This composer's life was tumultuous and sometimes straight out of a soap opera. John Banther and Evan Keely explore what led him to opera, his initial success and failures, his bigoted "Judaism in Music" essay, and how his Ring Cycle changed everything.

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Richard Wagner: The flawed man who changed opera

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