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Michele's avatar

He was most known for his music and very long operas about Nordic myths. And yes, he was anti-Semitic and used by the Nazis who purged the concert repertoire of anything written by Jews. Most people would recognize The Ride of the Valkyries, used in Apocalypse Now.

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Mary Ellen Harris's avatar

Wilhelm Richard Wagner who is most famous for The Ring of the Niberlung operas, was born in1813 and died in 1883.

While he was undoubtedly antisemitic he lived long before Hitler and is remembered mainly for his glorious music.

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