New Athens in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe
Richard Wagner
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
1. Richard Wagner Marker
Richard WAGNER
1813-1883
vécut dans cet immeuble d'OCTOBRE 1860
à
JUILLET 1861
Richard Wagner (1813-1883) lived in this building from October 1860 to July 1861.
Erected by Les Cercles Wagner de France.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Entertainment. A significant historical month for this entry is July 1861.
Location. 48° 52.665′ N, 2° 20.221′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in New Athens. Marker is on Rue d'Aumale, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 3 Rue d'Aumale, Paris, Île-de-France 75009, France. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Edmond and Jules de Goncourt (within shouting distance of this marker); François Mignet (within shouting distance of this marker); General José de San Martin (about 90 meters away, measured in a direct line); Hôtel Thiers (about 90 meters away); Square Alex-Biscarre (1964)
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Also see . . .
1. Richard Wagner (Wikipedia).
Overview: 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 mature 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, Wagner revolutionised opera through his concept of the ("total work of art"), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with music subsidiary to drama. He described this vision in a series of essays published between 1849 and 1852. Wagner realised these ideas most fully in the first half of the four-opera cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen (The Ring of the Nibelung).
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
2. Richard Wagner Marker - wide view
2. Paris (Walk of Wagner, Richard-Wagner.org, in German).
Excerpt (in translation): In September 1859 he returns. The situation has changed: since 1849, Franz Liszt had contributed to Wagner's fame in France with articles, there are numerous supporters of his theories and his music - but he polarizes. In February 1860 Wagner was able to inspire with concerts with pieces from The Flying Dutchman, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin and Tristan und Isolde - Baudelaire sent him a letter of thanks and Wagner invited him to his Wednesday soirées. From May 1860 Wagner works on the Paris version of Tannhäuser, rehearsals begin in October. The three performances in March 1861 are a scandal - the performances are whistled down with hunting flutes because the ballet in Act II is missing - but this also brings Wagner popularity.(Submitted on August 29, 2023.)
Photographed By Andrew Ruppenstein, August 23, 2023
3. Richard Wagner Marker - wide view
Credits. This page was last revised on August 29, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 29, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 147 times since then and 81 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 29, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.
