Wag ‧ ner, Richard /ˈvɑːɡnəʳ/ BrE AmE
(1813–83) a German ↑ composer who is most famous for his long ↑ opera s , which include Tristram and Isolde and especially his series of four operas based on German ↑ mythology , called the Ring of the Nibelung . His music is often in a very exciting, ↑ dramatic style. He started his own theatre at ↑ Bayreuth and his operas are still performed there every summer.
—Wagnerian /vɑːɡˈnɪ ə riən/ adjective