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Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( / ˈvɑːɡnər / VAHG-nər; [1] [2] German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] ⓘ; 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 ...
Johann Ernst Altenburg (1734–1801) Michael Altenburg (1584–1640) Johann Christoph Altnikol (1720–1759) Anna Amalia, Princess of Prussia (1723–1787) Johann André (1741–1799) Johann Anton André (1775–1842) Franz Joseph Antony 1790–1837. Anna Amalia, Duchess of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel (1739–1807)
Hans-Joachim Hespos (1938–2022) Nicolaus A. Huber (born 1938) Johannes Fritsch (1941–2010) Wolfgang Rihm (born 1952) Hans-Jürgen von Bose (born 1953) Alexander Schubert (born 1979) Categories: German composers. Chronological lists of classical composers by nationality.
Franz Liszt [n 1] (22 October 1811 – 31 July 1886) was a Hungarian composer, virtuoso pianist, conductor and teacher of the Romantic period. With a diverse body of work spanning more than six decades, he is considered to be one of the most prolific and influential composers of his era, and his piano works continue to be widely performed and ...
Opera in German is that of the German-speaking countries, which include Germany, Austria, and the historic German states that pre-date those countries. Vienna State Opera. National Theatre Munich, home of the Bavarian State Opera. German-language opera appeared remarkably quickly after the birth of opera itself in Italy.
Entr'acte (or entracte, French pronunciation:; German: Zwischenspiel and Zwischenakt, Italian: intermezzo, Spanish: intermedio and intervalo) means 'between the acts'.It can mean a pause between two parts of a stage production, synonymous to an intermission (this is nowadays the more common meaning in French), but it more often (in English) indicates a piece of music performed between acts of ...
Gastarbeiter used the term "potatoeater" for Germans, while "spaghettieater" meant migrant Italians and "kebabeaters" Turks. Today the term is often also used ironically by members of the described group for themselves. Alman and Biodeutscher ("biological German") are similar terms coming out of the migrant community.
1769. Defunct. 1779. Owner. Abel Seyler. The Seyler Theatre Company, also known as the Seyler Company (German: Seylersche Schauspiel-Gesellschaft, sometimes Seylersche Truppe ), was a travelling theatrical company founded in 1769 by Abel Seyler. It was one of the most famous and ambitious theatrical companies of Europe in the years from 1769 to ...