{"id":83275,"date":"2025-05-22T11:52:39","date_gmt":"2025-05-22T17:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/?p=83275"},"modified":"2025-05-22T23:38:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T05:38:38","slug":"know-your-white-history-richard-wagner-composer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetacticalhermit.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/22\/know-your-white-history-richard-wagner-composer\/","title":{"rendered":"Know Your White History: Richard Wagner (Composer)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Via: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/people\/richard-wagner?utm_source=convertkit&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=May%2022:%20World%27s%20First%20Atlas,%20The%20Pact%20of%20Steel,%20Constantine%20the%20Great%20and%20a%20Special%20Quiz%20-%2017699896&amp;sh_kit=1005df6e9a73175f4aafd12c34c9071a1190f42bd9f86712c72746fb28420314\">On This Day<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/images\/people\/richard-wagner.jpg?w=360\" alt=\"Composer Richard Wagner\" \/><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"info\"><b>Full Name:<\/b>\u00a0Wilhelm Richard Wagner<br \/>\n<b>Profession:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/people\/composers\">Composer<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"flag-photo\"><b>Nationality:<\/b><\/h2>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/images\/flags\/germany.svg\" alt=\"Germany\" width=\"60\" height=\"35\" \/><figcaption>German<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><b>Biography:<\/b>\u00a0Primarily known for his operas. Unlike most opera composers, he wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. His life was characterised by political exile, turbulent love affairs, poverty and repeated flight from his creditors.<\/h2>\n<h2>His most famous opera include &#8220;The Flying Dutchman&#8221; and &#8220;The Ring of the Nibelung&#8221;<\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"info\"><b>Born:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/birthdays\/may\/22\">May 22<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/birthdays\/date\/1813\">1813<\/a><br \/>\n<b>Birthplace:<\/b>\u00a0Leipzig, Saxony, Germany<br \/>\n<b>Star Sign:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/people\/star-sign\/gemini\">Gemini<\/a><\/h2>\n<h2 class=\"info no-margin-bottom\"><b>Died:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/deaths\/february\/13\">February 13<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/deaths\/date\/1883\">1883<\/a>\u00a0(aged 69)<br \/>\n<b>Cause of Death:<\/b>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthisday.com\/people\/cause-of-death\/heart-attack\">Heart attack<\/a><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/m3.gab.com\/media_attachments\/72\/bb\/ec\/72bbec519e71ccc2695b687db0f8eded.jpg?width=568\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Richard Wagner - Ride of The Valkyries\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/GGU1P6lBW6Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Best of Richard Wagner - Classical Music Gems\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SHWe0cO0kAU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Via: On This Day &nbsp; &nbsp; Full Name:\u00a0Wilhelm Richard Wagner Profession:\u00a0Composer Nationality: German Biography:\u00a0Primarily known for his operas. Unlike most opera composers, he wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. His life was characterised by political exile, turbulent love affairs, poverty and repeated flight from his creditors. 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