Project Gutenberg 2005-08-04 Public domain in the USA. 417 Runciman, John F. 1866 1916 Richard Wagner, Composer of Operas Produced by Steven Gibbs and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Richard Wagner, Composer of Operas" by John F. Runciman is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book provides an examination of the life and works of the renowned composer Richard Wagner, emphasizing his artistic journey and the evolution of his operatic style. Runciman aims to present a straightforward depiction of Wagner's achievements and struggles, avoiding excessive theorizing or bias regarding Wagner's complex legacy. The opening of the book introduces Richard Wagner's early life, detailing his birth in Leipzig during a turbulent time marked by war and strife. It discusses his family background, the influence of his theatrical stepfather, and the early signs of his creativity amidst personal and societal hardships. Runciman explores Wagner's formative years, including his education and the development of his passion for music and drama, setting the stage for understanding the extraordinary talent that led to Wagner becoming one of the most significant figures in operatic history. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.8 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Operas ML Text Opera Category: Biographies Category: History - European Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Music 760407 2025-08-07T07:02:01.794168 text/html 754670 2020-12-12T07:44:24 text/html 767663 2025-08-07T07:02:14.133109 application/epub+zip 778081 2025-08-07T07:02:05.898164 application/epub+zip 354127 2025-08-07T07:02:04.132180 application/epub+zip 1501417 2025-08-07T07:02:20.267079 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1441485 2025-08-07T07:02:12.806193 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 572042 2022-09-08T05:21:13.795225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 677478 2025-08-07T07:02:00.626169 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 676939 2020-12-12T07:44:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 677283 2020-12-12T07:44:24 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20602 2025-08-07T07:02:20.410082 application/rdf+xml 15633 2025-08-07T07:02:04.706173 image/jpeg 3793 2025-08-07T07:02:04.414196 image/jpeg 264041 2020-12-12T07:44:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 654248 2020-12-12T07:44:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 263912 2020-12-12T07:44:25 application/octet-stream application/zip 754363 2025-08-07T07:02:01.899163 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog