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Which novel inspired Richard Wagnerâs opera Rienzi?
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Richard Wagner, painting by Franz von Lenbach, 1882, Bayreuth, Germany.
Richard Wagnerâs opera Rienzi was inspired by the novel of the same name written by Edward Bulwer-Lytton.1