Wagner - Season 1 Episode 2
Trailer: Wagner
Genre: Drama
Cast: Richard Burton, Marthe Keller, Miguel Herz-Kestranek, Laurence Olivier, Ralph Richardson, Vanessa Redgrave
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Country: Ireland
Runtime: 26:14 Min
Quality: HD
First Air Date: Oct 03, 1983
Last Air Date: Oct 03, 1983
Episode: 10 Episode
Season: 1 Season
Episode 1
In the year 1849, Richard Wagner is a respected composer living in Dresden where he works as royal court conductor for the King of Saxony. Although...
Episode 2
After refusing to join her husband for quite some time, Minna eventually agrees to move to Zürich to be reunited with Wagner. She manages to...
Episode 3
Wagner's health deteriorates and he suffers from various illnesses. Mathilde Wesendonck, the wife of wealthy silk merchant Otto Wesendonck, becomes...
Episode 4
Wagner moves to Venice, Italy to finish 'Tristan und Isolde'. When Karl Ritter informs him that Mrs. Ritter is no longer able to provide Wagner with...
Episode 5
After the failure in Paris, Wagner travels around Europe to Switzerland, Austria and Russia. He tries staging Tristan und Isolde in Vienna, but is...
Episode 6
In Munich, Wagner enjoys a prosperous time under the patronage of the young King of Bavaria. Most of his debts are settled and several of his operas...
Episode 7
Wagner must reconcile with the King of Bavaria and eventually does so. Their friendship grows even stronger while Ludwig's minsters are becoming...
Episode 8
Wagner moves to Lucerne, Switzerland with Cosima and her children. He is later joined by King Ludwig who wishes to abdicate in order to become...
Episode 9
Wagner and Cosima are overjoyed by the birth of their son, Siegfried. Meanwhile, Germany continues its war with France, which finally ends months...
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...