Richard Wagner Biography

Birth of Richard Wagner

Appointed Conductor of the Dresden Opera House

Composition of "The Flying Dutchman"

Composition of "Tannhauser"

The final composition of, "Lohengrin"

Composes, "Tristan Und Isolde"

Composes, "Meistersinger"

Composes, "Das Rheingold"

1st performance of, "Das Rheingold"

Composes, "Die Walkure"

Composition of "Siegfried". Composition of "Gotterdammerung". Composition of "Der Ring Des Nibelingen"

Composition of "Siegfried". Composition of "Gotterdammerung". Composition of "Der Ring Des Nibelingen"

"Der Ring Des Nibelingen" is 1st performed in the Festival Theatre Bayreuth

Composition of "Siegfried". Composition of "Gotterdammerung". Composition of "Der Ring Des Nibelingen"

Composition of "Parsifal", Wagners final work

Wagner's final completed opera is first performed at Bayreuth.

Parsifal receives its world premiere at the Bayreuth Festspielhaus.

Lohengrin is performed at the Paris Opera House, followed by anti-German demonstration

Lohengrin is performed at the Paris Opera House, followed by anti-German demonstration

Lohengrin is performed at the Paris Opera House for a 2nd time, followed by arrests

The festival begins to give regular performances of Wagners operas. Located where Wagner built his home