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Season 1

1 episodes · 3rd October 1983

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01 Episode 1 still Episode 1 Episode 13rd October 1983 In the year 1849, Richard Wagner is a respected composer living in Dresden where he works as royal court conductor for the King of Saxony. Although his wife, Minna, enjoys their life and status, Wagner is bored with his work for the aging king and spends most of his time writing revolutionary pamphlets against the establishment and aristocracy. Eventually, the May Uprising breaks out in which Wagner becomes an important figure. When Saxon and Prussian troops crush the uprising, Wagner becomes a wanted man and is forced to flee to Zürich, Switzerland.
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01 Richard Burton profile Richard Burtonas Richard Wagner 02 Marthe Keller profile Marthe Kelleras Mathilde Wesendonck 03 Miguel Herz-Kestranek profile Miguel Herz-Kestranekas Hans von Bülow 04 Laurence Olivier profile Laurence Olivieras Pfeuffer 05 Ralph Richardson profile Ralph Richardsonas Pfordten 06 Vanessa Redgrave profile Vanessa Redgraveas Cosima von Bulow 07 John Gielgud profile John Gielgudas Pfistermeister 08 László Gálffi profile László Gálffias King Ludwig II of Bavaria 09 Tony Palmer profile Tony PalmerDirector
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