Richard Wagner was a great composer of music that shaped history as we know it. His music was full of passion and despite his many characteristic flaws, he was able to convey great emotion and love in his music. Wagner composed 13 operas with his most famous works like Tristan und Isolde, Lohengrin, Parsifal, and Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg(The Mastersingers of Nuremberg.) He transformed the way opera was written and performed by actually doing the libretto himself. The longest opera he performed spawned over four days with about 15 hours in length. But his most memorable operas are still used daily like the Bridal Chorus in Lohengrin for weddings when the bride walks down the aisle. With each masterpiece he created, he wanted to bring new
