Richard Wagner - Revision history

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← Older revision		Revision as of 19:41, 26 June 2026
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	[[Category:Essayists\|Wagner]]		[[Category:Essayists\|Wagner]]
	[[Category:Musicologists\|Wagner]]		[[Category:Musicologists\|Wagner]]
		+	[[Category:Musicians covered by Frank Zappa\|Wagner]]

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 [[Category:Classical Composers|Wagner]]
 [[Category:Conductors|Wagner]]
-[[Category:Favorite Musicians|Wagner]]
+[[Category:Favorite Classical Composers|Wagner]]
 [[Category:Critics|Wagner]]
 [[Category:Essayists|Wagner]]
 [[Category:Musicologists|Wagner]]

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 [[Category:Influences|Wagner]]<br>
-[[Category:Composers|Wagner]]
+[[Category:Classical Composers|Wagner]]
 [[Category:Conductors|Wagner]]
-[[Category:Favorite Artists|Wagner]]
+[[Category:Favorite Musicians|Wagner]]
 [[Category:Critics|Wagner]]
 [[Category:Essayists|Wagner]]
 [[Category:Musicologists|Wagner]]

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 <div align=right>–[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] in ''[[Frank Zappa and the Scarlet Letter]]''</div>.
-<blockquote>'''Den Simms''': ''O.K. Here's something in a completely different direction. Quite often your music contains quotes from [[Wikipedia:Giuseppe Verdi|Giuseppe Verdi]]'s "Aida", Richard '''Wagner''''s "[[Lohengrin]]", and [[Georges Bizet]]'s "[[Carmen]]". Are you an opera buff?''<br>
+<blockquote>'''[[Den Simms]]''': ''O.K. Here's something in a completely different direction. Quite often your music contains quotes from [[Wikipedia:Giuseppe Verdi|Giuseppe Verdi]]'s "Aida", Richard '''Wagner''''s "[[Lohengrin]]", and [[Georges Bizet]]'s "[[Carmen]]". Are you an opera buff?''<br>
 '''Frank Zappa:''': ''No.''<br>
 '''Den Simms:''': ''What about those pieces of music appeals to you? You've been playing around with them for years.''<br>

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		+	[[Category:Essayists\|Wagner]]
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 [[File:Richard Wagner.jpg|350px|thumb|right|Richard Wagner.]]
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 Wagner's operas often dealt with Ancient German myths and legends. His most famous works are: ''Der fliegende Holländer'' (''The Flying Dutchman''), ''Rienzi'', ''Tannhäuser'', ''"[[Lohengrin]]"'', ''"Parsifal"'', ''"Ring des Nibelungen"'', ''Tristand und Isolde'', ''Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg'' and ''Parsifal''.
-Wagner is additionally controversial for being an outspoken antisemite. His operas were very popular in Nazi Germany ([[Adolf Hitler]] and Joseph Goebbels were fans), also because they were seen as German nationalist propaganda.
+Wagner is additionally controversial for being an outspoken antisemite. His operas were very popular in Nazi Germany ([[Adolf Hitler]] and Joseph Goebbels were fans), also because they were seen as German nationalist propaganda, and Wagner himself was a huge antisemite.
 ==Zappa and Richard Wagner==

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 ==See Also==
-* ''[[Big Swifty]]'' on ''[[Make A Jazz Noise Here]]''
+* ''[[Big Swifty (1988 - Munich)|Big Swifty]]'' on ''[[Make A Jazz Noise Here]]''
 * ''[[Frank Zappa: The Mother of Us All]]''
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 [[wikipedia:Richard Wagner|Richard Wagner]]
-[[Category:Influences|Wagner, Richard]]<br>
+[[Category:Influences|Wagner]]<br>
-[[Category:Composers|Wagner, Richard]]
+[[Category:Composers|Wagner]]
-[[Category:Conductors|Wagner, Richard]]
+[[Category:Conductors|Wagner]]
-[[Category:Favorite Artists|Wagner, Richard]]
+[[Category:Favorite Artists|Wagner]]
-[[Category:Critics|Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus]]
+[[Category:Critics|Wagner]]

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−	<blockquote>''"The [[PMRC]] wants ratings to start as of the date of their enactment. What will be the status of those recordings remaining from the Golden Era prior to censorship: Do they become collector's items or will the government order them burned in a public ceremony somewhere in Virginia? If as they suggest, hearing a certain type of music can cause unwanted behavior, than anyone who has heard a [[The Beatles]] or a [[Wikipedia:The Beach Boys\|Beach Boys]] record is in danger. Those were [[wikipedia:Charles Manson\|Charles Manson]]'s favorite groups. [[Richard Wagner\|Wagner]]'s influence on [[Adolf Hitler\|Hitler]] is well documented. Shouldn't the [[PMRC]] consider a big red "M" for those classical works favored by megalomaniacs? What if statistics become available showing a marked preference for Wayne Newton and Barry Manilow among convicted white-collar felons?"''</blockquote>	+	<blockquote>''"The [[Parents Music Resource Center\|PMRC]] wants ratings to start as of the date of their enactment. What will be the status of those recordings remaining from the Golden Era prior to censorship: Do they become collector's items or will the government order them burned in a public ceremony somewhere in Virginia? If as they suggest, hearing a certain type of music can cause unwanted behavior, than anyone who has heard a [[The Beatles]] or a [[Wikipedia:The Beach Boys\|Beach Boys]] record is in danger. Those were [[wikipedia:Charles Manson\|Charles Manson]]'s favorite groups. [[Richard Wagner\|Wagner]]'s influence on [[Adolf Hitler\|Hitler]] is well documented. Shouldn't the PMRC consider a big red "M" for those classical works favored by megalomaniacs? What if statistics become available showing a marked preference for Wayne Newton and Barry Manilow among convicted white-collar felons?"''</blockquote>
	<div align=right>–[[Biography\|Frank Zappa]] in ''[[Frank Zappa and the Scarlet Letter]]''</div>.		<div align=right>–[[Biography\|Frank Zappa]] in ''[[Frank Zappa and the Scarlet Letter]]''</div>.

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-<blockquote>''"The [[PMRC]] wants ratings to start as of the date of their enactment. What will be the status of those recordings remaining from the Golden Era prior to censorship: Do they become collector's items or will the government order them burned in a public ceremony somewhere in Virginia? If as they suggest, hearing a certain type of music can cause unwanted behavior, than anyone who has heard a [[The Beatles]] or a [[Beach Boys]] record is in danger. Those were [[wikipedia:Charles Manson|Charles Manson]]'s favorite groups. [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]'s influence on [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] is well documented. Shouldn't the [[PMRC]] consider a big red "M" for those classical works favored by megalomaniacs? What if statistics become available showing a marked preference for Wayne Newton and Barry Manilow among convicted white-collar felons?"''</blockquote>
+<blockquote>''"The [[PMRC]] wants ratings to start as of the date of their enactment. What will be the status of those recordings remaining from the Golden Era prior to censorship: Do they become collector's items or will the government order them burned in a public ceremony somewhere in Virginia? If as they suggest, hearing a certain type of music can cause unwanted behavior, than anyone who has heard a [[The Beatles]] or a [[Wikipedia:The Beach Boys|Beach Boys]] record is in danger. Those were [[wikipedia:Charles Manson|Charles Manson]]'s favorite groups. [[Richard Wagner|Wagner]]'s influence on [[Adolf Hitler|Hitler]] is well documented. Shouldn't the [[PMRC]] consider a big red "M" for those classical works favored by megalomaniacs? What if statistics become available showing a marked preference for Wayne Newton and Barry Manilow among convicted white-collar felons?"''</blockquote>
-<div align=right>–[[Frank Zappa]] in ''[[Frank Zappa and the Scarlet Letter]]''</div>.
+<div align=right>–[[Biography|Frank Zappa]] in ''[[Frank Zappa and the Scarlet Letter]]''</div>.
 <blockquote>'''Den Simms''': ''O.K. Here's something in a completely different direction. Quite often your music contains quotes from [[Giuseppe Verdi]]'s "Aida", Richard '''Wagner''''s "[[Lohengrin]]", and [[Georges Bizet]]'s "[[Carmen]]". Are you an opera buff?''<br>