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Cosima Wagner

1837 - 1930

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Francesca Gaetana Cosima Wagner (née Liszt; 24 December 1837 – 1 April 1930) was the daughter of the Hungarian composer and pianist Franz Liszt and Franco-German romantic author Marie d'Agoult. She became the second wife of the German composer Richard Wagner, and with him founded the Bayreuth Festival as a showcase for his stage works. After his death she devoted the rest of her life to the promotion of his music and philosophy. Commentators have recognised Cosima as the principal inspiration for Wagner's later works, particularly Parsifal. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Cosima Wagner is the 95th most popular musician (down from 85th in 2019), the 712th most popular biography from Italy (down from 610th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Italian Musician.

Wagner was a German composer, conductor, theater director, and essayist. He is most famous for his operas.

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Among musicians, Cosima Wagner ranks 95 out of 3,175. Before her are Jon Lord, David Oistrakh, Giorgio Moroder, Nadia Boulanger, Israel Kamakawiwoʻole, and Dave Grohl. After her are Sia, Avicii, Alice Cooper, Henryk Wieniawski, Richard Wright, and Richard Hughes.

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Among people born in 1837, Cosima Wagner ranks 13. Before her are Wild Bill Hickok, Mily Balakirev, J. P. Morgan, Jamāl al-Dīn al-Afghānī, Tokugawa Yoshinobu, and Yohannes IV. After her are Pedro V of Portugal, Adam Opel, Édouard Stephan, Louis IV, Grand Duke of Hesse, Paul Morphy, and Ivan Kramskoi. Among people deceased in 1930, Cosima Wagner ranks 17. Before her are Christiaan Eijkman, William Howard Taft, Joan Gamper, Lon Chaney, Frank P. Ramsey, and Miguel Primo de Rivera. After her are Wilfrid Voynich, Victoria of Baden, Alfred von Tirpitz, Horst Wessel, Arthur Balfour, and Siegfried Wagner.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Cosima Wagner ranks 712 out of 5,161. Before her are Marozia (890), Libius Severus (420), Gnaeus Pompeius (-80), Titus Tatius (-800), Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720), and Publius Quinctilius Varus (-46). After her are Donatella Versace (1955), Beatrice Portinari (1265), Camillus de Lellis (1550), Nicola Porpora (1686), Francesco Totti (1976), and Silvio Piola (1913).

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Among MUSICIANS In Italy

Among musicians born in Italy, Cosima Wagner ranks 5. Before her are Niccolò Paganini (1782), Arcangelo Corelli (1653), Ludovico Einaudi (1955), and Giorgio Moroder (1940). After her are Gianna Nannini (1954), Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755), Romano Mussolini (1927), Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli (1920), Giovanni Battista Martini (1706), Lucio Dalla (1943), and Paolo Conte (1937).

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