This biography of Minna Planer, Richard Wagner's wife of 30 years,
reveals her as a self-assured woman and artist who was vital to her husband's creative
life.When Richard Wagner first met Minna Planer in 1834, he was an unknown conductor, she a
popular actress. His hectic pursuit of her affections culminated in marriage in 1836. Minna
endured poverty with him, nursed him through chronic illness, followed him across Europe as
he fled from creditors and pursued his artistic goals, and sought to provide him with the
stable domestic and erotic life that he craved. He played his works to her as he wrote them,
up to Tannhauser and Lohengrin, and set store by her opinions. But when he went on the run
as a wanted revolutionary, Minna only reluctantly followed him into Swiss exile. Domestic
peace tentatively prevailed, but was ultimately destroyed by Wagner's passion for Mathilde
Wesendonck. In 1858, he and Minna separated, she returned home to Germany, and subsequent
efforts at reconciliation proved ultimately impossible. They remained married, however,
until Minna's death in 1866. Despite having been at Richard's side as he matured into the
composer of the Ring and Tristan, Minna has been given short shrift by most Wagner
commentators. In Eva Rieger's acclaimed biography, translated into English by Chris Walton,
the author reveals Minna as a self-assured woman and artist who played a crucial role in the
creative life of her husband.
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