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My Life — Volume 1 by Richard Wagner

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The Project Gutenberg eBook of My Life — Volume 1 This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere in the United States and most other parts of the world at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org. If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title: My Life — Volume 1 Author: Richard Wagner Release date: February 1, 2004 [eBook #5197] Most recently updated: October 18, 2025 Language: English Other information and formats: www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/5197 Credits: John Mamoun, Charles Franks and the Online distributed proofreading website *** START OF THE PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MY LIFE — VOLUME 1 *** My Life by Richard Wagner IN TWO VOLUMES Volume 1 AUTHORIZED TRANSLATION FROM THE GERMAN Contents PREFACE CONTENTS MY LIFE
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1. Chapter 1 2. PART II. 1842-1850 (Dresden) 3. Part I. 1813-1842 4. Part II. 1842-1850 (Dresden) 5. PART I 6. episode remained firmly imprinted on my mind. Two years later, while 7. introduction into the family by the merriest and wildest jests: for my 8. introduction of that work such as even the greatest theatres could 9. introduction of this beat that prevented me from carrying out my plan 10. introduction to M. Leon Pillet, the recently appointed manager of the 11. PART II 12. introduction of dramatic themes. I therefore designed a great choral 13. part I had played in the production of Iphigenia, which he compared 14. part I played in the meetings of this committee, as in everything else, 15. 1864. All this was new and strange to me, and I was still inclined to

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