As he began work on his Tetralogy, Wagner took part in the revolutionary events in Dresden alongside the anarchist thinker Bakunin.

Inspired by the social and philosophical questions of the first half of the 19th century, the composer revolutionised opera with a dramatic form unlike any other.

With Jean-François Candoni, Professor of German Studies, and Patrick Lang, Senior Lecturer (HDR) in Philosophy and Music

MAISON HEINRICH HEINE

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