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Residence Graupa / DE 1846

Lohengrin House

Wagner spent eleven weeks here in the summer of 1846 and worked on the musical conception of Lohengrin.

The Lohengrin House in Graupa, former Wagner residence and museum.

Image credit

Derbrauni, CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons ↗︎

01 / Why this place matters

Dresden years

The Lohengrin House is regarded as Wagner's oldest residence used as a museum. Its intimate scale makes the composer's working life unusually immediate.

02 / Plan the visit

Graupa

Always verify opening hours, tickets and accessibility directly with the operator.

Practical note

Part of the Richard Wagner Sites in Graupa. Opening days may differ from the Jagdschloss.
Relevant years
1846
Type
Residence
Story
Dresden years
Status
Visitor site
Address
Richard-Wagner-Straße 6, 01796 Pirna-Graupa
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03 / Related works

From place back to stage.

06 Lohengrin

04 / Sources and further reading

Read further, then travel.

  1. 01Richard-Wagner-Stätten Graupa Open source ↗︎

05 / More places nearby or within this story

The route continues.

Leipzig Site of Wagner's birthplace 1813Leipzig Alte Nikolaischule 1828 bis 1830Leipzig Richard Wagner Monument 2013