Table of Contents

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements  ix
Preface  1
Introduction  3
 1. A Child of War: 1813–1821  9
 2. The Child as Victim: 1821–1830  23
 3. Student in Leipzig: 1823–1833  33
 4. Minna and Magdeburg: 1833–1840  44
 5. Russia, England and Paris (First Sojourn): 1837–1842  54
 6. Kapellmeister in Dresden—Premieres of Rienzi,The Flying Dutchman and Tannhäuser: 1840–1849  64
 7. Revolution in Dresden: 1848–1850  75
 8. Wagner and Liszt—The Premiere of Lohengrin: 1849–1850  82
 9. Refuge in Zurich—The Development of Big Plans: 1850–1857  90
10. The Idea of the Ring: Italy: 1857–1858  98
11. The Wesendoncks: 1858–1859  107
12. Venice, Switzerland and Paris: 1859–1861  113
13. Paris and Tannhäuser: 1860–1861  122
14. Vienna, Russia and Matrimonial Crisis: 1861–1864  131
15. The Rescue by King Ludwig II of Bavaria: 1864–1865  139
16. Tristan in Munich: 1864–1865  147
17. The Triangle in Triebschen: 1865–1870  153
18. Meistersinger Premiere in Munich: 1868–1871  162
19. Hans, Cosima and King Ludwig: 1870–1874  169
20. The Idea of Bayreuth—The Premiere of the Ring: 1873–1876  175
21. Wagner and Nietzsche: 1876–1880  182
22. Parsifal: 1881–1882  191
23. Death in Venice: 1883  201
Conclusion: A Life of Extremes  207
Bibliography  211
Index  215