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tags: DramaSix, names, brokenOut
title: Richard Wagner
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### Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

#### Where
- Born in Leipzig what is now modern Germany
- Went into exile in Switzerland and France after taking part in a failed revolt in Dresden.

#### When
- 19th c. Europe.

#### Contributions to Theater
- Known for championing the idea of the [Gesamtkunstwerk](/OiCmAMt5TLydUVRUjE8A0A), which is implemented in his Ring Cycle.
- Wagner had Bayreuth Festspielhaus built, after gaining support from Ludwig II the King of Bavaria. The theater architecture epitomizes many of his ideas about what a theatrical event should be.
- Famous works: Tristan and Isolde, Ring Cycle, Parsifal
- Has been associated with Nazi regime since Hitler repeatedly named him as inspiration.