Season 1
1983 | 10 Episodes
Wagner
Biography, Drama, Music
- BBC
United Kingdom
English- 1 Season (10 Episodes)
- 1983 - 1983
- Ended
A huge panorama of Richard 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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A huge panorama of Richard 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. Richard Wagner's radical musical and political ideas, his German nationalism, and even his anti-Semitism are set in the context of his life and times.
Country: United Kingdom
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: December 13, 1983
Also Known As: Wagner: The Mini Series, واگنرWagner, ワーグナー, Richard Wagner, Wagner - Das Leben und Werk Richard Wagners | See more »
Plot Keywords
biography
history
music
anti semitism
tv mini series
character name as series title
richard wagner character
franz liszt character
king ludwig ii of bavaria character
one word series title
friedrich nietzsche character
german
opera
money
debt
marriage
husband wife relationship
germany
politics
german nationalism
orchestra
singer
singing
bavaria
friend
friendship
austria
prussia
father daughter relationship
bigotry
manipulative man
patron
british actor playing foreigner
olivier and richardson
olivier and gielgud
gielgud and richardson
burton and gielgud
olivier and v. redgrave
v. redgrave and c. redgrave
1850s
musician
composer
Company Credits
Production Co: Hungarofilm, London Trust, Magyar Televízió Müvelödési Föszerkesztöség (MTV) (I), Wagner
Seasons & Episodes
Awards
Awards & Nominations
Prix Italia 1983
Nominee
Prix Italia
Dramatic Program
Gold Medal 1984
Winner
Gold Medal
Best Drama Special
