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  • Wagner Episode #1.4 (Season 1, Episode 4)
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Wagner

Episode #1.4 (Season 1, Episode 4)
TV Episode | Biography, Drama, History

Wagner moves to Venice, Italy to finish 'Tristan und Isolde'. When Karl Ritter informs him that Mrs. Ritter is no longer able to provide Wagner with money, he ends their friendship and travels to Paris. In Paris, he is ordered by the ...See moreWagner moves to Venice, Italy to finish 'Tristan und Isolde'. When Karl Ritter informs him that Mrs. Ritter is no longer able to provide Wagner with money, he ends their friendship and travels to Paris. In Paris, he is ordered by the French emperor, Napoleon III, to stage a new version of his famous opera Tannhäuser. However, the show is a fiasco when riots break out during the performance to protest both Wagner's break with artistic conventions (a ballet in the first act, instead of the second) and the involvement of one of his patrons, the Austrian Princess Metternich. Written by Larry B. See less
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Updated Nov 30, 1983

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Nov 1983 (United Kingdom)
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21 cast members
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Richard Burton
Richard Wagner Richard Wagner   See fewer
Franco Nero
Crespi Crespi   See fewer
Marthe Keller
Mathilde Wesendonck Mathilde Wesendonck   See fewer
Peter Lauritzen
Dolgokurow Dolgokurow   See fewer
Mirco Caenazzo
Count Zichy Count Zichy   See fewer
Gabriel Byrne
Karl Ritter Karl Ritter   See fewer
Arnoldo Mamo
Venice Creditor Venice Creditor   See fewer
Richard Pasco
Otto Wesendonck Otto Wesendonck   See fewer
Miguel Herz-Kestranek
Hans von Bülow Hans von Bülow   See fewer
János Kulka
Royer's assistant Royer's assistant   See fewer
Gemma Craven
Minna Wagner Minna Wagner   See fewer
Lajos Mezey
Chorus master Chorus master   See fewer
Zsuzsa Mányai
Madme Schwabe Madme Schwabe   See fewer
Jess Thomas
Albert Niemann Albert Niemann   See fewer
Anikó Sáfár
First guest First guest   See fewer
Vali Várady
Malwida von Beysenburg Malwida von Beysenburg   See fewer
István Sugár
Second guest Second guest   See fewer
Daphne Wagner
Princess Metternich Princess Metternich   See fewer
Vernon Dobtcheff
Meyerbeer Meyerbeer   See fewer
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