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Chief Justice of Canada since 2017

Person · Open Library

Born
22 May 1813
Died
13 February 1883
Works
1218

Top works

  • The flying Dutchman
  • Lohengrin
  • Il crepuscolo degli dei
  • Sonate für das Pianoforte componirt und Herrn Theodor Weinlig, Cantor und Musikdirector in der Thomasschule zu Leipzig hochachtungsvoll gewidmet von Richard Wagner ...
  • Der Ring des Nibelungen

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Listeners
863,959
Total plays
10,476,274

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Wilhelm Richard Wagner (22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, polemicist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as some of his later works were later known, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his stage works. Initially establishing his reputation as a composer of works in the romantic vein of Carl Maria von Weber and Giacomo Meyerbeer <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Richar

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Richard
Family name
Wagner
Gender
male
Citizenship
Canada
Place of birth
Montreal
Occupation
lawyer
Image
The Honourable Richard Wagner.jpg
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date of birth
1957-04-02
Commons category
Richard Wagner (judge)
name in native language
Richard Wagner
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