Wilhelm Richard Wagner ( VAHG-nər; German: [ˈʁɪçaʁt ˈvaːɡnɐ] ; 22 May 1813 – 13 February 1883) was a German composer, theatre director, essayist, and conductor who is chiefly known for his operas (or, as he called the later of his mature works, "music dramas"). Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote...
The most profound joy has more of gravity than of gaiety in it.