A museum for Richard Wagner
October 13th, 2006
The German Richard Wagner, born in 1813, composer of great operas such as Tristan and Isolde, Parsifal and Siegfried, lived for several years in Venetian palaces, such as the Palazzo Giustinian, and died on February 13, 1883 in his apartment in the Palazzo Vendramin Calergi. A plaque on the garden wall commemorates the artist. Today, the palace is used by the Casino of Venice, which now plans to transfer its offices to a nearby 16th century house in order to install a museum in the mezzanine floor. According to the press release made during the 12th Giornate Wagneriane, the museum shall open in summer 2007 and be used for regular concerts as well.
