Wilhelm richard wagner,1865438+was born in Leipzig, Saxony on May 22nd, 2003. He is a German composer and a famous romantic musician.

Richard Wagner is an important figure in the history of German opera. He inherited the opera traditions of Mozart and Beethoven in the past, and started the trend of post-romantic opera creation in the latter, followed by Richard strauss. At the same time, due to the complexity of his political and religious thoughts, he became the most controversial figure in the history of European music.

Wagner was born in Leipzig in 18 13. His father was a policeman and died six months after he was born. His mother soon remarried to an actor and playwright. Soon, the family moved to Dresden, where their stepfather worked. Under the care of his stepfather, Wagner was initially influenced by art. He was very interested in drama and music.

1827, the whole family moved back to Leipzig. He was deeply moved when he first heard Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in the Bushang Building Theatre in Leipzig. 183 1 year, he entered? He studied composition at Leipzig University, and a year later, he wrote Beethoven's symphony in C major.

In Wagner's time, Germans generally thought that German was not elegant enough, and Italian and French operas prevailed inside and outside the court, emphasizing the gorgeous musical skills and ignoring the dramatic content. Therefore, Wagner put forward the slogan of "Musical Drama", advocating the creation of opera with the aim of paying equal attention to music and drama, suggesting that composers should personally participate in script creation, and thinking that the theme of opera should only be suitable for music processing.