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Podcast: Classical Music Discoveries
Episode: 1249 Wagner: Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen (Rienzi, the last of the tribunes; WWV 49)
Description: Rienzi, der letzte der Tribunen (Rienzi, the last of the tribunes; WWV 49) is an early opera by Richard Wagner in five acts, with the libretto written by the composer after Edward Bulwer-Lytton's novel of the same name (1835). The title is commonly shortened to Rienzi. Written between July 1838 and November 1840, it was first performed at the Königliches Hoftheater, Dresden, on 20 October 1842, and was the composer's first success.
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