The beginnings
Leipzig, Bad Lauchstädt, Magdeburg and Dresden, from student to theatre practitioner.
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Current worldPlaces
World II / Places
Wagner's world
becomes walkable.
Homes, hotels, theatres, concert halls, museums, landscapes, monuments, plaques and lost sites form a worldwide, source-led register of Wagner's life and reception.
Every entry is documented through traceable sources. Opening hours, tickets and access remain with the linked official institutions.Research method and data export ↗124researched places
01 / Geographic index
Countries, cities, places.
Not a decorative substitute for a map, but a directly usable index. Open a country, choose a city and jump straight to a documented place.
- Entries
- 124
- Countries
- 14
- Cities
- 56
- Place types
- 16
01Germany57 places+
Augsburg
01Bad Lauchstädt
01Bad Reichenhall
01Bayreuth
08- Bayreuth Festival TheatreSeit 1876↗
- Grave of Richard and Cosima WagnerSeit 1883↗
- Margravial Opera HouseWagners Bayreuth-Entscheidung↗
- National Archives of the Richard Wagner FoundationForschungsstätte↗
- Richard Wagner Sculpture on La-Spezia-Platzseit 2019↗
- Richard Wagner Statue on the Green Hillseit 1986↗
- Site of Dammwäldchen 41872 bis 1874↗
- Wahnfried HouseAb 1874↗
Berlin
01Brunswick
02Dresden
05Eckersdorf
01Eisenach
03Ettal
01Graupa
02Hohenschwangau
01Kempfenhausen
01Königswinter
01Leipzig
08Magdeburg
01Mainz
01Munich
05Nuremberg
03Pirna
01Schwerin
02Stuttgart
02Weimar
01Wiesbaden
01Wiesbaden-Biebrich
01Würzburg
0202Austria6 places+
03Belgium1 place+
04Czechia11 places+
05France8 places+
06Hungary2 places+
08Latvia5 places+
09Norway1 place+
10Russia5 places+
11Spain1 place+
12Switzerland12 places+
Lucerne
02Zurich
10- Haus AkaziaSeptember 1849↗
- Hotel zum Schwert, Historic Site1849↗
- Rennweg 55 ResidenceMai bis September 1849↗
- Site of the Aktientheater1849 bis 1855↗
- Steinwiesstrasse 3 ResidenceSeptember 1849 bis April 1850↗
- The Asyl on the Green Hill1857 bis 1858↗
- Villa Wesendonck1857 bis 1858↗
- Vordere EscherhäuserNovember 1851 bis April 1853↗
- Wagner Bust at Villa Schönberg20. Jahrhundert↗
- Zeltweg 13 ResidenceApril 1853 bis Frühjahr 1857↗
13United Kingdom3 places+
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02 / Stories
Three opening routes
The directory is more than a list. It can later connect journeys by time, work and distance. These three lines already show the structure.Tristan and exile
Zurich, Biebrich and Tribschen, places of concentration, work and private upheaval.
See places in this story ↓Bayreuth and Parsifal
Bayreuth, Ravello, Siena, Palermo and Venice, from the built theatre to the final work.
See places in this story ↓03 / Directory
Find your Wagner place.
124 places found
124 researched entries in this register
Historical siteWork and inspirationMeistersinger-OrtNuremberg / DE
St Catherine's Church Ruins
St Catherine's Church provides the historical resonance for Act I of Meistersinger and for Nuremberg's mastersinger tradition.
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- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
TheatreFirst theatre yearsWagner 1837 bis 1839Riga / LV
Riga Wagner House
The former city theatre built in 1782 was Wagner's workplace as music director in Riga and is being renewed as a Wagner House.
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- Rienzi, Der fliegende Holländer
Historical siteBeginnings1813Leipzig / DE
Site of Wagner's birthplace
Richard Wagner was born here on 22 May 1813 in the House of the Red and White Lion. The building no longer survives.
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Hotel and lodgingWork and inspiration1813Teplice / CZ
Hotel Prince de Ligne, Historic Stay
Wagner’s mother Rosine stayed at the Prince de Ligne with the infant Richard while fleeing Leipzig in 1813.
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EducationBeginnings1822 bis 1827Dresden / DE
Kreuzschule
Wagner attended the Kreuzschule in Dresden during formative school and theatre years.
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MuseumBeginnings1828 bis 1830Leipzig / DE
Alte Nikolaischule
Wagner's former school houses the permanent exhibition The Young Richard Wagner, 1813 to 1834.
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- Die Feen
EducationBeginnings1830 bis 1831Leipzig / DE
St Thomas School
Wagner attended St Thomas School during the final phase of his Leipzig education.
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EducationBeginnings1831Leipzig / DE
Leipzig University
Wagner enrolled at Leipzig University in 1831 while studying composition with Theodor Weinlig.
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Concert venueBeginnings1832 bis 1833Leipzig / DE
Site of the Old Gewandhaus
Leipzig concert life presented Wagner’s early orchestral works, including his Symphony in C major.
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ResidenceWork and inspiration1832 und 1875Prague / CZ
Pachta Palace
Wagner met the Pachta family in 1832 and showed his own family their Prague palace when he returned in 1875.
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ResidenceBeginnings1832Pravonín / CZ
Pravonín Castle
Wagner visited the castle during an early journey through Bohemia and Prague.
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- ResidenceFirst theatre years1833 bis 1834
Würzburg / DE
Wagner’s Würzburg Residence
Wagner lived in the former Lochgasse while working as chorus master at the Würzburg theatre.
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- Die Feen
TheatreFirst theatre years1833 bis 1834Würzburg / DE
Mainfranken Theatre, historic theatre site
Wagner’s first regular theatre appointment brought him to Würzburg as chorus master.
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- Die Feen
TheatreFirst theatre years1834Bad Lauchstädt / DE
Goethe Theatre
Here the 21-year-old Wagner conducted Mozart's Don Giovanni in 1834 and began his practical career as an opera conductor.
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- Die Feen, Das Liebesverbot
Historical siteFirst theatre years1834 bis 1836Magdeburg / DE
Site of Magdeburg's former municipal theatre
Wagner worked as music director of the Magdeburg theatre company. Das Liebesverbot premiered in the former municipal theatre in 1836.
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- Das Liebesverbot
Hotel and lodgingWork and inspiration1834 und 1875Teplice / CZ
Hotel König von Preußen, Historic Site
Wagner stayed here with Theodor Apel in 1834 and returned to the same hotel with Cosima and his family in 1875.
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ResidenceWork and inspiration1834 und 1875Teplice / CZ
Schlackenburg near Teplitz
At the Schlackenburg Wagner drafted the libretto of Das Liebesverbot in 1834; he revisited the site in 1875.
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- Das Liebesverbot
TheatreFirst theatre years1836 bis 1837Kaliningrad / RU
Site of the Königsberg City Theatre
Wagner worked as music director at the Königsberg theatre before moving to Riga.
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ChurchFirst theatre years24. November 1836Kaliningrad / RU
Site of Tragheim Church
Richard Wagner and Minna Planer married in Königsberg’s Tragheim Church.
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ResidenceFirst theatre years1837 bis 1838Riga / LV
Residence at Kalēju iela 18/20
One of Wagner’s documented Riga addresses during his city-theatre years.
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- Rienzi
- TheatreFirst theatre years1837 bis 1839
Jelgava / LV
Site of the Mitau Theatre
Mitau formed part of the theatre network in which Wagner and Minna worked between Königsberg and Riga.
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ResidenceFirst theatre years1838 bis 1839Riga / LV
Residence at Brīvības iela 33
Wagner’s later Riga residence belongs to the period in which Rienzi was taking shape.
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- Rienzi
Historical siteFirst theatre yearsJuli 1839Riga / LV
Escape route through Dünamünde
Wagner and Minna secretly left the Russian Empire through the coast near Dünamünde on their way to the ship Thetis.
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- Der fliegende Holländer
Historical siteFirst theatre yearsJuli 1839Baltiysk / RU
Port of Pillau
At Pillau, Wagner and Minna boarded the Thetis without valid papers, beginning the voyage that helped shape The Flying Dutchman.
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- Der fliegende Holländer
ResidenceExile1839 bis 1840Paris / FR
Rue de la Tonnellerie Residence
One of Wagner’s first modest Paris addresses during his financially difficult years.
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Historical siteFirst theatre yearsAugust 1839Boulogne-sur-Mer / FR
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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- Der fliegende Holländer
LandscapeWork and inspiration1839Tvedestrand / NO
Sandvika near Borøy
The Thetis sought shelter here from the storm; Wagner later connected the fjord echoes with The Flying Dutchman.
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- Outdoor site
- Opera link
- Der fliegende Holländer
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ResidenceExile1840 bis 1841Paris / FR
25 Rue du Helder
Wagner and Minna rented their own flat here before moving temporarily to Meudon.
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- Der fliegende Holländer
ResidenceExile1841Meudon / FR
Wagner House in Meudon
In this house outside Paris, Wagner worked on The Flying Dutchman amid severe financial hardship.
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- Der fliegende Holländer
- Memorial plaqueAfterlifeErinnerung an 1841
Meudon / FR
Wagner Plaque in Meudon
The plaque outside the house records the precarious creation history of The Flying Dutchman.
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- Der fliegende Holländer
TheatreDresden years1842 bis 1849Dresden / DE
Semperoper
Dresden became the site of Wagner's public breakthrough with the premieres of Rienzi, Der fliegende Holländer and Tannhäuser.
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- Rienzi, Der fliegende Holländer
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LandscapeWork and inspirationTannhäuserEisenach / DE
Wartburg Castle
The Wartburg and the legend of the singing contest became the real and mythical space of Tannhäuser.
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- Tannhäuser
ResidenceDresden years1842 bis 1843Dresden / DE
Töpferstrasse Residence
After returning from Paris, Wagner lived near the Dresden court theatre in the former Töpferstrasse.
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LandscapeWork and inspiration1840er JahreEisenach / DE
Hörselberg and Venusberg Landscape
The legendary landscape near the Wartburg forms part of the mythic geography from which Wagner shaped Tannhäuser.
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- Tannhäuser
ResidenceDresden years1843 bis 1847Dresden / DE
Ostra-Allee 13 Residence
This address belongs to Wagner’s years as Dresden court conductor and the premieres of Dutchman and Tannhäuser.
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- Der fliegende Holländer, Tannhäuser
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ResidenceWork and inspiration1845Mariánské Lázně / CZ
Wagner House in Marienbad
In Marienbad, Wagner sketched Lohengrin and the basic idea of Die Meistersinger.
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- Lohengrin, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Historical siteWork and inspiration1845Mariánské Lázně / CZ
House Associated with Wagner in Marienbad
The surviving spa house is explicitly associated with Wagner’s 1845 stay in the World Heritage inventory.
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- Lohengrin, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
ResidenceDresden years1846Graupa / DE
Lohengrin House
Wagner spent eleven weeks here in the summer of 1846 and worked on the musical conception of Lohengrin.
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- Lohengrin
MuseumDresden yearsWagner in SachsenGraupa / DE
Graupa Hunting Lodge
The permanent exhibition in the hunting lodge presents Wagner in Saxony, his working methods, sources, orchestral ideas and theatre concepts.
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- Visitor site
- Opera link
- Lohengrin, Rienzi
MonumentAfterlifeDenkmalwegPirna / DE
Wagner Monument in Liebethaler Grund
A monumental Wagner as a Grail knight stands within a dramatic rock landscape on a route Wagner may have walked in similar form.
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- Lohengrin, Parsifal
ResidenceDresden years1847 bis 1849Dresden / DE
Palais Marcolini
Wagner occupied rooms around the Palais Marcolini until his flight after the Dresden May uprising.
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Hotel and lodgingExile1849Zurich / CH
Hotel zum Schwert, Historic Site
Wagner’s first Zurich lodging after fleeing Dresden stood at Weinplatz.
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ResidenceExileMai bis September 1849Zurich / CH
Rennweg 55 Residence
Wagner stayed with Alexander Müller first in late May and again from July to September 1849; here he wrote Art and Revolution.
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ResidenceExileSeptember 1849Zurich / CH
Haus Akazia
Wagner, Minna and Natalie lived at Haus Akazia for only about a week from 7 September 1849; Wagner worked there on his Wibelungen essay.
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ResidenceExileSeptember 1849 bis April 1850Zurich / CH
Steinwiesstrasse 3 Residence
In the rear Escher houses Wagner wrote central theoretical works and the draft for Wieland the Smith.
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TheatreExile1849 bis 1855Zurich / CH
Site of the Aktientheater
Wagner conducted and worked within the musical life of Zurich’s Aktientheater, predecessor of today’s opera house.
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TheatreExile28. August 1850Weimar / DE
Deutsches Nationaltheater
Franz Liszt conducted the premiere of Lohengrin in Weimar while Wagner was living in Swiss exile.
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- Lohengrin
ResidenceExileNovember 1851 bis April 1853Zurich / CH
Vordere Escherhäuser
In the apartment at Zeltweg 11 Wagner worked on the texts of the Ring des Nibelungen.
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- Das Rheingold, Die Walküre
LandscapeWork and inspiration1853La Spezia / IT
Gulf of La Spezia
Wagner later connected a half-waking state at the Gulf of La Spezia with the sonic vision of the E-flat opening of Das Rheingold.
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- Das Rheingold
- ResidenceExileApril 1853 bis Frühjahr 1857
Zurich / CH
Zeltweg 13 Residence
Here Wagner composed Das Rheingold and Die Walküre as well as the beginning of Siegfried.
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- Das Rheingold, Die Walküre
Concert venueExile1855London / GB
Site of the Hanover Square Rooms
Wagner conducted eight Philharmonic Society concerts here.
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ResidenceExile1857 bis 1858Zurich / CH
Villa Wesendonck
Within the Wesendonck circle, central parts of Tristan und Isolde and the Wesendonck Lieder emerged. The villa is now part of Museum Rietberg.
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- Tristan und Isolde
ResidenceExile1857 bis 1858Zurich / CH
The Asyl on the Green Hill
The small house on the Wesendonck estate was a decisive workplace for Tristan, Siegfried and the Wesendonck Lieder.
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- Tristan und Isolde, Siegfried
ResidenceExile1858 bis 1859Venice / IT
Palazzo Giustiniani
Wagner moved to Venice to continue Tristan und Isolde in the greatest possible seclusion.
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- Tristan und Isolde
Hotel and lodgingExile1859Lucerne / CH
Hotel Schweizerhof Lucerne
At the Schweizerhof, Wagner completed the score of Tristan und Isolde.
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- Tristan und Isolde
PublisherWork and inspirationab 1859Mainz / DE
Schott Music
The Mainz publisher Schott became a central partner in publishing several of Wagner’s works.
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ResidenceExile1860 bis 1861Paris / FR
14 Rue Jacob
A plaque recalls Wagner’s Paris stay around the Tannhäuser production.
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- Tannhäuser
Concert venueExileJanuar und Februar 1860Paris / FR
Salle Ventadour
Wagner conducted three concerts of excerpts from his works here immediately before the Paris Tannhäuser project.
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Concert venueExileMärz 1860Brussels / BE
La Monnaie
Wagner gave two successful Brussels concerts following his Paris concert series.
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Premiere siteExile13. März 1861Paris / FR
Salle Le Peletier, Paris Opera Site
This was the site of the notorious Paris premiere of Tannhäuser, withdrawn after three performances.
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- Tannhäuser
Historical siteWork and inspiration1861Bad Reichenhall / DE
Wagner’s Stay in Bad Reichenhall
A short documented spa-town stay adds one of the often overlooked travel stations between major work locations.
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ResidenceWork and inspiration1862Wiesbaden-Biebrich / DE
Wagner Villa on the Rhine
Wagner lived in Biebrich for several months in 1862 and worked intensively on Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
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- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
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Concert venueWork and inspiration1862 bis 1863Wiesbaden / DE
Wiesbaden Concert and Theatre Station
Wiesbaden formed part of Wagner’s concert and travel years between Biebrich, Paris, Vienna and Russia.
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Historical siteWork and inspiration1863 bis 1864Vienna / AT
Wagner Piano at Hotel Royal
The hotel preserves a piano associated with Wagner’s Vienna work on Die Meistersinger.
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- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
ResidenceWork and inspiration1863 bis 1864Vienna / AT
Hadikgasse 72 Residence
Wagner lived here during intensive work on Die Meistersinger and his Vienna theatre plans.
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- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Concert venueWork and inspiration27. Dezember 1863Vienna / AT
Hofburg Redoute Hall
Wagner conducted a concert in the Redoute Hall during his European concert years.
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Concert venueWork and inspirationJuli 1863Budapest / HU
Site of the Pest National Theatre
Wagner conducted two enthusiastically received concerts at the National Theatre.
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Concert venueWork and inspirationNovember 1863Prague / CZ
Žofín Palace
Wagner rehearsed and conducted concerts of his own music on Žofín Island.
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TheatreWork and inspirationNovember 1863Prague / CZ
Prague Estates Theatre
During Wagner’s Prague concert visit, The Flying Dutchman was performed in his honour.
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- Der fliegende Holländer
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Concert venueWork and inspirationMärz und April 1863Saint Petersburg / RU
Assembly of Nobility Hall, now Philharmonia
Wagner conducted several concerts in this large hall with players from the imperial orchestras.
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Concert venueWork and inspiration1863Moscow / RU
Moscow Assembly of Nobility Hall
Moscow was the second major station of Wagner’s Russian concert tour.
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Premiere siteWork and inspiration5. und 8. November 1863Prague / CZ
Prague Wagner Concerts, Historic Venue
The two concerts led by Wagner made Prague a notable station in his international conducting years.
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Hotel and lodgingLudwig II and patronage1864Stuttgart / DE
Site of Hotel Marquardt
Wagner stayed here shortly before the decisive intervention of King Ludwig II; a plaque marks the visit.
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ResidenceLudwig II and patronage1864 bis 1865Munich / DE
Wagner’s Munich Residence
Wagner lived at the former Briennerstrasse 21 during the early period of Ludwig II’s patronage.
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ResidenceLudwig II and patronage1864 bis 1865Kempfenhausen / DE
Villa Pellet
Ludwig II housed Wagner beside Lake Starnberg, where he worked near the royal court.
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Memorial plaqueAfterlifeErinnerung an 1864Stuttgart / DE
Wagner Plaque at Former Hotel Marquardt
The plaque marks the stay immediately preceding Wagner’s rescue by Ludwig II.
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TheatreLudwig II and patronage1865 bis 1870Munich / DE
Munich National Theatre
Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger, Das Rheingold and Die Walküre received their premieres here.
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- Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Hotel and lodgingLudwig II and patronage1865 und 1876Munich / DE
Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten
The hotel served as a meeting place around the Tristan premiere and later as a stop for the Wagner family.
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- Tristan und Isolde
ResidenceWork and inspiration1866 bis 1872Lucerne / CH
Richard Wagner Museum Tribschen
Wagner lived for six years in the Tribschen country house beside Lake Lucerne. It is now a museum with original objects and his Erard piano.
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- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Siegfried
Hotel and lodgingLudwig II and patronage1868 und 1871Augsburg / DE
Hotel Drei Mohren
Wagner stayed several times at Augsburg’s historic hotel.
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Royal visionLudwig II and patronageAb 1869Hohenschwangau / DE
Neuschwanstein Castle
Ludwig II created rooms and image cycles deeply shaped by Wagner, Lohengrin, Tannhäuser and medieval legend.
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- Visitor site
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- Lohengrin, Tannhäuser
TheatreBayreuthWagners Bayreuth-EntscheidungBayreuth / DE
Margravial Opera House
The reputation of the great Baroque opera house drew Wagner's attention to Bayreuth, but its stage proved unsuitable for his plans.
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TheatreBayreuthSeit 1876Bayreuth / DE
Bayreuth Festival Theatre
The theatre built specifically for Wagner's works, with its concealed orchestra pit, opened in 1876 with the first complete Ring cycle.
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- Visitor site
- Opera link
- Das Rheingold, Die Walküre
MuseumBayreuthAb 1874Bayreuth / DE
Wahnfried House
Wagner's Bayreuth home is now the centre of the Richard Wagner Museum and a major place for his life, work and festival history.
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- Götterdämmerung, Parsifal
ResidenceBayreuth1872 bis 1874Bayreuth / DE
Site of Dammwäldchen 4
Wagner’s first residence in Bayreuth stood here while Wahnfried was under construction.
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- Götterdämmerung
Hotel and lodgingBayreuth1872Eckersdorf / DE
Wagner Room at Fantaisie
Before moving into the town, the family stayed at Hotel Fantaisie; a Wagner room recalls the visit.
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Hotel and lodgingBayreuth1873Schwerin / DE
Former Hotel Stern
Wagner and Cosima stayed here while travelling to audition singers for Bayreuth.
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- Memorial plaqueAfterlifeErinnerung an 1873
Schwerin / DE
Wagner Plaque by the Pfaffenteich
The plaque recalls Wagner’s stay at the former Hotel Stern and his search for Bayreuth singers.
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- Biography
Royal visionLudwig II and patronage1875 bis 1877Ettal / DE
Venus Grotto at Linderhof
Ludwig II had an artificial grotto built that materialised the Venusberg from Tannhäuser as a private theatrical illusion.
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- Tannhäuser
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Hotel and lodgingBayreuth1875Brunswick / DE
Former Schraders Hotel
Wagner auditioned a singer for Siegfried in Brunswick; a plaque recalls his nights at the hotel.
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- Siegfried
Hotel and lodgingBayreuth1875Vienna / AT
Hotel Imperial
Wagner stayed at the Imperial for two months while Lohengrin was being prepared at the Court Opera.
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- Lohengrin
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TheatreWork and inspiration1875 bis 1876Vienna / AT
Vienna Court Opera, now State Opera
In Vienna, Wagner supervised rehearsals and staging questions for his works, especially Lohengrin.
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- Lohengrin
Concert venueBayreuth10. März 1875Budapest / HU
Pest Redoute, now Vigadó
Wagner and Liszt conducted a concert here together.
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Historical siteWork and inspiration1875Teplice / CZ
Imperial Spa
On his final Teplitz visit Wagner bathed at the Imperial Spa, built in 1872, and breakfasted there with Cosima.
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Memorial plaqueAfterlifeErinnerung an 1875Vienna / AT
Wagner Plaque at Hotel Imperial
The marble plaque on the facade makes Wagner’s extended hotel stay visible in the city.
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- Memorial plaqueAfterlifeErinnerung an 1875
Brunswick / DE
Wagner Plaque in Brunswick
The plaque at the site of Schraders Hotel recalls Wagner’s casting journey for the first Bayreuth Ring.
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- Opera link
- Siegfried
Hotel and lodgingFinal years1876Sorrento / IT
Grand Hotel Excelsior Vittoria
Wagner stayed here with Cosima and the family; the visit belongs to the early work on Parsifal.
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ResidenceExile1877London / GB
12 Orme Square
A plaque records that Edward Dannreuther hosted Wagner in 1877 during the London concerts.
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TheatreAfterlifeWagner Festival 1877London / GB
Royal Albert Hall
Wagner conducted a series of large concerts at the Royal Albert Hall in 1877 to raise funds for Bayreuth.
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LandscapeWork and inspiration1880Ravello / IT
Villa Rufolo
The gardens of Villa Rufolo are associated with Wagner's conception of Klingsor's magic garden in Parsifal.
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LandscapeWork and inspiration1880Siena / IT
Siena Cathedral
The spatial impression of Siena Cathedral is associated with Wagner's vision of the Grail temple in Parsifal.
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ResidenceFinal years1880Naples / IT
Villa Doria d’Angri
Wagner lived for several months in the villa above the Bay of Naples and continued work on Parsifal.
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ResidenceFinal years1881 bis 1882Palermo / IT
Grand Hotel et des Palmes
Wagner spent several months in Palermo with his family and completed the score of Parsifal there.
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MuseumFinal years1882 bis 1883Venice / IT
Ca' Vendramin Calergi
Wagner's final residence was in this palace on the Grand Canal. A museum there now recalls his final months.
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GraveFinal yearsSeit 1883Bayreuth / DE
Grave of Richard and Cosima Wagner
Richard Wagner was buried in the garden of Wahnfried House, later joined by Cosima Wagner.
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Memorial plaqueAfterlifeErinnerung an 1883Venice / IT
Wagner Plaque at Ca’ Vendramin
The plaque on the house where he died marks Wagner’s final biographical location in Venice.
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MuseumAfterlifeSammlung seit 1897Eisenach / DE
Reuter Wagner Villa
The villa houses one of the most important Wagner collections outside Bayreuth.
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TheatreAfterlifeseit 1901Munich / DE
Prinzregententheater
The theatre was built in the Bayreuth tradition and became a major Munich site of Wagner reception.
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- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Tristan und Isolde
MonumentAfterlifeseit 1903Berlin / DE
Richard Wagner Monument in Tiergarten
Gustav Eberlein’s large monument presents Wagner amid figures and motifs from his stage works.
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TheatreAfterlifeEröffnung 1905Nuremberg / DE
Nuremberg Opera House
Nuremberg's opera house opened in 1905 with Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
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MonumentAfterlifeseit 1906Baltimore / US
Richard Wagner Bust in Druid Hill Park
The bust documents Baltimore’s strong organised Wagner enthusiasm around 1900.
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MonumentAfterlifeseit 1908Venice / IT
Richard Wagner Bust in the Giardini
Fritz Schaper’s monument in the Biennale Gardens recalls Wagner’s close relationship with Venice and his death in the city.
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MonumentAfterlifeseit 1911Cleveland / US
Richard Wagner Statue in Edgewater Park
The statue is among the most prominent Wagner monuments outside Europe.
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MonumentAfterlife20. JahrhundertZurich / CH
Wagner Bust at Villa Schönberg
The bust in Rieterpark recalls Wagner’s Zurich work years beside the former Wesendonck estate.
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MonumentAfterlifeseit 1913Munich / DE
Richard Wagner Monument
Heinrich Waderé’s monumental figure of Wagner stands near the Prinzregententheater.
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MuseumAfterlifeseit 1913Königswinter / DE
Nibelungenhalle
The hall on the Drachenfels opened for Wagner’s centenary and combines Ring imagery, architecture and dragon myth.
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- Siegfried, Götterdämmerung
MonumentAfterlifeseit 1931Nuremberg / DE
Richard Wagner Monument at the Opera House
The monument outside the opera house connects the city directly with its most famous Wagner title.
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- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
- LandscapeAfterlifeseit 1934
Leipzig / DE
Richard Wagner Grove
The grove beside the Elster floodplain preserves the spatial trace of an unrealised monumental Wagner project.
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ArchiveAfterlifeForschungsstätteBayreuth / DE
National Archives of the Richard Wagner Foundation
The National Archives preserves the world's largest and most important Wagner collection, including manuscripts, letters, scores, images and libraries.
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MonumentAfterlifeseit 1983Leipzig / DE
Richard Wagner Bust
The bust beside the Schwanenteich is a distinct Leipzig memorial apart from the larger monument on the promenade ring.
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MonumentAfterlifeseit 1986Bayreuth / DE
Richard Wagner Statue on the Green Hill
The statue in the Festival park forms part of the layered memorial landscape around the Festspielhaus.
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MonumentAfterlife2013Leipzig / DE
Richard Wagner Monument
Stephan Balkenhol's monument joins Max Klinger's historic plinth with a deliberately contemporary Wagner figure.
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MonumentAfterlifeseit 2013Barcelona / ES
Wagner-Llongueras Memorial
The memorial in Turó Park honours Richard Wagner and the Catalan musician Joan Llongueras.
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MonumentAfterlifeseit 2019Bayreuth / DE
Richard Wagner Sculpture on La-Spezia-Platz
The life-size bronze by the artist Aidyn Zeinalov – a gift from the twin city of La Spezia for the 20th anniversary of the partnership – shows Richard Wagner seated and recalls his 1853 stay in La Spezia, where the E-flat major motif of the ‘Rheingold’ prelude came to him in a half-dream.
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