Rienzi
opera by Wagner
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discussed in biography
- In Richard Wagner: Early life
Nevertheless, in 1840 he completed Rienzi (after Bulwer-Lytton’s novel), and in 1841 he composed his first representative opera, Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), based on the legend about a ship’s captain condemned to sail forever.
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influenced by Auber
- In Daniel-François-Esprit Auber
…Richard Wagner, who modeled his Rienzi (1840) after it. In addition to anticipating the works of Giacomo Meyerbeer, Auber’s Le Philtre (1831) provided the dramatic basis for Gaetano Donizetti’s Elisir d’amore (1832; The Elixir of Love), and Auber’s Gustave III (1833) gave Giuseppe Verdi his story for Un ballo in…
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