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Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner, painting by Franz von Lenbach, 1882, Bayreuth, Germany.
During his exile following the 1849 Dresden uprising, Richard Wagner lived primarily in ZĂŒrich, where he resided until 1858. During this period, he focused on composing, conducting, and writing significant prose works, including those that outlined his revolutionary theories on music and drama.1