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Cosima Wagner 1837 -1930 |
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| 1837 |
December 24: Cosima born in Como (Italy). Her father is Franz Liszt, her mother Marie d'Agoult. |
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| 1853 |
After a long time, Cosima Liszt meets with her father in Paris, in his company is Richard Wagner. Richard Wagner (40) remembers her as very bashful during his visit. |
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| 1857 |
Cosima Liszt marries Hans von Bülow. During their honeymoon they visit Richard Wagner in Zürich. |
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| 1860 |
Birth of Daniela, first daughter of Cosima and Hans von Bülow. |
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| 1863 |
Birth of Blandine, second daughter of Cosima and Hans von Bülow. Cosima and Richard solemnly swear: 'sich einzig gegenseitig anzugehören'. |
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| 1865 |
April 10: Isolde, first child of Richard Wagner and Cosima von Bülow is born.
June 10: Uraufführung 'Tristan & Isolde' in Munich, conducted by Hans von Bülow. |
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| 1866 |
Minna Wagner-Planer † in Dresden. |
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| 1867 |
Eva is born, second daughter of Cosima von Bülow and Richard Wagner. |
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| 1868 |
June 21: Uraufführung van 'die Meistersinger' in Munich, Hans von Bülow conducts.
November 16: Tribschen, Cosima moves in with Wagner. From this day forth, they never again are separated. |
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| Tribschen in Switzerland. |
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| 1869 |
Birth of Siegfried, first and only son of Cosima von Bülow and Richard Wagner. |
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| 1870 |
July 18: Cosima and Hans von Bülow divorce.
August 25: Cosima marries Richard Wagner. |
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| 1872 |
The Wagners move to Bayreuth. May 22: Ceremony to honour the start of the construction of the Festspielhaus. |
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| 1874 |
April 28: The family moves to house 'Wahnfried'. |
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| Wahnfried. |
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| 1876 |
August 13: First Bayreuther Festspiele with 'der Ring des Nibelungen'. |
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| 1882 |
July 26: Second Bayreuther Festspiele with Parsifal. |
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| 1883 |
February 13: Richard Wagner † Venice. |
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| Cosima Wagner - Das Zweite Leben 1883-1930 |
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| 1883 |
Cosima Wagner conceives a schedule for the Festspiele in the near future; 1884-1889. |
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| 1884 |
Parsifal conducted by Hermann Levi. Cosima corrects the rehearsals and performances. |
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| 1886 |
Tristan & Isolde, Bayreuther Erstaufführung, conducted by Felix Mottl and staged by Cosima Wagner.
June 13: King Ludwig II of Bavaria † . His body is found in the waters of Lake 'Starnberg'. |
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| Starnberger See - Ludwig II † |
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| 1888 |
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, Bayreuther Erstaufführung, conducted by Hans Richter. The 'Three-Emperors-Year' : Wilhelm I - Friedrich III (99 days) - Wilhelm II. |
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| 1891 |
Tannhäuser, Bayreuther Erstaufführung. |
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| 1892 |
Parsifal, Tannhäuser, Die Meistersinger and Tristan & Isolde in Bayreuth. The 'Stilbildungsschule' opens in Bayreuth, November 10. |
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| 1894 |
Lohengrin, Bayreuther Erstaufführung. Tannhäuser, conducted for the first time by Richard Strauss. Hermann Levi conducts Parsifal the last time. Hans von Bulow † in Cairo, February 12. |
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| 1896 |
Der Ring des Nibelungen, second Bayreuther staging. The second cycle conducted by Siegfried Wagner. |
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| 1900 |
May 13: Hermann Levi † in Munich. August 25: Friedrich Nietzsche † in Weimar. |
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| Hermann Levi - Parsifal Conductor |
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| 1901 |
Der Fliegende Holländer, Bayreuther Erstaufführung without intermission. Parsifal conducted by Karl Muck. |
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| 1903 |
The Parsifal moratorium does not hold, New York stages the sacred work on December 24. Wagner's wish to keep Parsifal exclusively for Bayreuth is not honoured. |
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| 1906 |
Shortly before her 69th birthday, Cosima becomes ill. She puts her son Siegfried in charge of the Festspiele. |
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| 1907 |
Siegfried Wagner is the new Festspielleiter. |
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| 1910 |
Cosima Wagner receives an honorary doctorate from the Berlin University. |
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| 1911 |
July 2: Felix Mottl † in Munich. |
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| Felix Mottl - Tristan Conductor |
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| 1913 |
The exclusive 30-year right to stage Parsifal ends. |
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| 1914 |
First World War. The Bayreuther Festspiele are cancelled. |
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| 1915 |
September 22: Siegfried Wagner marries Winifred Williams in Bayreuth. |
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| 1916 |
Hans Richter † in Bayreuth, December 5. |
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| Hans Richter - Ring Conductor |
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| 1918 |
End of World War I. |
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| 1924 |
First Bayreuther Festspiele after the war. Staging of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, der Ring des Nibelungen and Parsifal. |
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| 1930 |
April 1: Cosima Wagner † in Bayreuth.
August 4: Siegfried Wagner † in Bayreuth, age 61. |
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| Cosima Wagner's legacy - the Bayreuth Festspiele. |
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