That was 1849 and the hand granade thing is dubious at best, but he definitely did make speeches and was a very outspoken public figure associating with revolutionaries such as Bakunin and writing open letters, which was the more damning part.
Wagner was also against French-Style Opera of Mayerbeer and Offenbach with ballet. Italian Opera examples with ballet include Verdi's Aida (with its Triumphal Scene in Act II) and Ponchielli's La Gioconda (with the Fantasia- favorite Dance of the Hours in the Third act).
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That was 1849 and the hand granade thing is dubious at best, but he definitely did make speeches and was a very outspoken public figure associating with revolutionaries such as Bakunin and writing open letters, which was the more damning part.
"Social justice" is thinly veiled anti-semitism
Marx was also born there?
love the depiction of wagner as a buff viking
WTF
Everyone now, seeing Wagner now next to Hitler: Wagner was a Fascist
Wagner: I'm an anarchist tho
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The Italian comment is weird and seems to forget Verismo
Wagner was also against French-Style Opera of Mayerbeer and Offenbach with ballet. Italian Opera examples with ballet include Verdi's Aida (with its Triumphal Scene in Act II) and Ponchielli's La Gioconda (with the Fantasia- favorite Dance of the Hours in the Third act).
Wagner's father in law and influence was Franz Liszt.