Wagner

A huge panorama of Wagner's life and work, from before the 1848 Revolution, through his exile in Switzerland, his rescue by the besotted King Ludwig II of Bavaria to the final triumph at Bayreuth.

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Status	Ended
Original Name	Wagner
First Air Date	October 3, 1983
Last Air Date	December 5, 1983
Seasons	1
Episodes	10
Episode Runtime	0min
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	Ireland
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S01E10

Episode 10

Construction on the opera house in Bayreuth begins and his epic Der Ring des Nibelungen can finally be premiered. The performance is attended by Ludwig who is slowly losing his mind, while living in his gigantic new castle Neuschwanstein. Wagner and Nietzsche have a falling out over Wagner's lifestyle and ideas (including his rampant anti-semitism). Flash forward years later to 1883, shortly before his death, Wagner and Liszt reflect on Wagner's life: the people he has known, the events that occurred and the music he composed.

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