- German composer, theater director, conductor, writer, playwright
- Heard Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 and No. 9 when he was 15 and greatly influenced by them. He also loved Mozart's Requiem.
- Designed his own opera house.
- Most famous for his operas: His "Ring Cycle" has 4 operas and they are 14.5 hours long in total!
- Story based on Norse Mythology
- Characters: the 8 Valkyrie sisters, Brunhilde, Odin
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