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Morning Glories: Wagner's 200th Birthday

Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner
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Every weekday morning at 10 a.m., the hosts at Classical MPR play a stand-out work based on the theme for the week. We call them Morning Glories.

This week we're featuring five Wagnerian Morning Glories, as we note the composer's 200th birthday.

Monday

Faust Overture

Tuesday

Siegfried Idyll

Wednesday

Prelude and Liebestod, from Tristan und Isolde

Richard Wagner born May 22, 1813

Thursday

Tannhauser: Overture and Venusberg Music

Friday

The Lighter Side: We'll hear a few spoofs and affectionate parodies, prompted by Wagner's music.

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