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Historical siteBoulogne-sur-Mer / FRAugust 1839
Arrival in Boulogne-sur-Mer
After the stormy sea voyage and England, Wagner reached the continent on his way to Paris.
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Chabe01, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗01 / Why this place matters
First theatre years
The arrival at Boulogne closes the dangerous Baltic and North Sea journey and opens Wagner’s first Paris exile. The place is less a workplace than a biographical threshold between flight, maritime experience and years of uncertainty in France.
02 / Plan the visit
Boulogne-sur-Mer
Always verify opening hours, tickets and accessibility directly with the operator.- Relevant years
- August 1839
- Type
- Historical site
- Story
- First theatre years
- Status
- Outdoor site
- Address
- Boulogne-sur-Mer harbour
03 / Related works
From place back to stage.
04 / Sources and further reading
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