wagner

wagner — noun

1. the German composer Richard Wagner (1813–1883), famous for writing long, dramati

1.名詞B1
釋義

the German composer Richard Wagner (1813–1883), famous for writing long, dramatic operas such as 'The Ring of the Nibelung' and 'Tristan und Isolde', which changed the way music was written for the stage.

例句

Last night, the Taipei Symphony Orchestra performed Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" to a full house.

possessive + composition title

The Watanabe family travelled to Bayreuth to see Wagner's complete Ring cycle live.

verb: see / attend + Wagner's [work]

用法筆記

Wagner's name commonly appears in possessive form (Wagner's) before a composition title, a musical technique, or a biographical detail. The adjective 'Wagnerian' is used for works or ideas that share his dramatic, large-scale style.

常見錯誤

❌I listened to Wagener's opera.
✅I listened to Wagner's opera.
💡the composer's surname is spelled 'Wagner', not 'Wagener'.
❌Wagner was a French composer.
✅Wagner was a German composer.
💡Wagner was born in Leipzig, Germany, and his work belongs to the German Romantic tradition.