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Franz Liszt, the virtuoso pianist and composer, was the most famous concert superstar of the 19th century. He was born in what was then the Austrian Empire. His father was Hungarian and his mother was Austrian. At age 6 he took music lessons from his father, Adam Liszt, who worked at the Court of Count Esterhazy, the main sponsor of Liszt's education and career. Liszt continued his music studies in Vienna under Carl Czerny and Antonio Salieri.
In 1823, at the young age of 12, Liszt moved with his parents to Paris. There he enjoyed an early friendship with Frédéric Chopin, but later they became rivals. At that time young Liszt began his career of a travelling virtuoso. He was adulated all-over Europe, from Ireland to Russia. His concert performances included his own compositions, regarded by many as the most difficult piano music ever written. His elegant, worldly manners in combination with diabolic cynicism and his impressive stage presence and supernatural virtuosity gave cause for rumors, that he must have made a deal with the Devil. His "Mephisto Waltz" depicts the Devil playing a Paganini-style violin on the piano.
Franz Liszt became a friend of many important cultural figures of his time. He attended the Paris premiere of the "Symphonie Fantastique" by Hector Berlioz and the two composers became good friends. Liszt shared mutual respect with Mikhail Glinka. He also admired Aleksandr Borodin and promoted his first symphony for performances in Western Europe. Liszt was a friend of Richard Wagner, who was Liszt's son-in-law, until their differences led to cooler relationship in their later years. Liszt's influence on his fellow musicians was legendary. He made superb piano transcriptions of symphonies, operas and large orchestral works of other composers, such as Ludwig van Beethoven, Hector Berlioz, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Richard Wagner. Operas and symphonies in Liszt's transcriptions became valuable repertoire of many pianists.
Liszt lived and travelled with the married Countess Marie D'Agoult for 12 years and they had three children. In 1847, in Russia, Liszt met the beautiful and wealthy Princess Carolyne Wittgenstein, who soon left her husband for Liszt. In 1848 he became the Director of Music at the Court of Weimar. There, living with Carolyne in her mansion, he composed and revised his most important music, including the "Dream of Love", dedicated to Carolyne. The Church did not allow Liszt to marry Carolyne and also did not allow Carolyne to divorce Wittgenstein, with whom she had a daughter. In 1861 Liszt settled in Rome where Carolyne bought a home and they tried to marry again, but the Church did not terminate Carolyne's marriage until her husband died in 1864. She then changed her mind and lived with unmarried Liszt, who was stuck in this painful situation until the end of his life. Under her influence, he became a religious man and in 1865 Pope admitted Liszt into Holy Orders and commissioned the church music. Since 1870s Liszt taught at the Budapest Conservatory and also participated with Wagner in several concert events in Bayreith. He spent his last years between Rome, Weimar, Budapest and Bayreuth, where he died in 1886.- Actor
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Hans Cossy was born on 4 October 1911 in Cologne, Germany. He was an actor, known for Rosen im Herbst (1955), Herzblatt oder Wie sag' ich's meiner Tochter? (1969) and Sherlock Holmes (1967). He was married to Emily Reuer and Vera Brühne. He died on 31 July 1972 in Bayreuth, Bavaria, West Germany.- Norbert Mahler was born in 1961 in Bayreuth / Franken. After finishing school he devoted himself to theater. Initially this meant joining a group of young artists who found together at the Bayreuth Young Drama Festival. One of their performing specialties were parodies to the works of Richard Wagner, including the 'Ring'. In this spectacle Norbert Mahler performed the Loge, the Siegmund and the Siegfried. Later Norbert went to Berlin to take drama lessons at the Schauspielschule Else Bongers. He first appeared in 1986 in TV dramas directed by Erwin Keusch ('Der Flieger') and Sven Severin ('Prinz'). From 1987-1989 he played at the Landestheater Detmold, amongst others he performed as Spiegelberg in 'Die Räuber', as Mandelstam in 'Die Hose' and as Dauphin in 'Die heilige Johanna'.
Since 1989 Norbert Mahler appears in the TV series 'Café Meineid', directed by Franz X. Bogner. In 113 episodes Mahler performs the role of court-assessor and later district-attorney Willi Kainz. Contemporarely he appeared in several TV dramas and series such as: 'Polizieruf 110', 'Lilli Lottofee', 'Liebling Kreuzberg', 'Tierarzt Doktor Engel', 'Rosenheim Cops' und 'Der Bulle von Tölz'. Norbert Mahler has been shooting with Werner Masten, Michael Verhoeven, Michael Braun, Vera Loebner and Wolfgang Henschel.
Cordula Trantow repeatedly contracted Mahler for her Summer Theater Festivals in Weilheimer and Garmisch. Here he played Kostja in Tschechow's 'Die Möwe' (1990), Benvolio in 'Romeo und Julia' (1992) and Mephisto in 'Faust' (1998 and 1999). In 2002 and 2003 he performed Gerichtsrat Walter in the Munich Ensemble staging of the 'Der Zerbrochene Krug'.
1998 Mahler made his debut as stage director in Bayreuth with a production of 'Susn' by Herbert Achternbusch. - Sigfried Wagner was born on 6 June 1869 in Tribschen, Lucerne, Switzerland. He was a composer, known for Brennender Sand (1960). He was married to Winifred Wagner. He died on 4 August 1930 in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany.
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Siegfried Wagner was born on 6 June 1869 in Tribschen, Lucerne, Switzerland. He is known for Brennender Sand (1960). He was married to Winifred Wagner. He died on 4 August 1930 in Bayreuth, Germany.- Additional Crew
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Wolfgang Wagner was born on 30 August 1919 in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany. He was a production designer and producer, known for Lohengrin (1991), Die Walküre (1967) and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1984). He was married to Gudrun Mack and Ellen Drexel. He died on 21 March 2010 in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany.- Wiglaf Droste was born on 27 June 1961 in Herford, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. He died on 15 May 2019 in Pottenstein, Bayreuth, Upper Franconia, Bavaria, Germany.
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Rolf Lauckner was born in 1887 in Germany. He was a writer, known for Preußische Liebesgeschichte (1938), Krach und Glück um Künnemann (1937) and Eine kleine Nachtmusik (1939). He died on 26 April 1954 in Bayreuth, Germany.- Hilde Scheppan was born on 17 September 1907 in Forst Lausitz. She was an actress, known for The Girl Irene (1936). She died on 24 September 1970 in Bayreuth, Germany.
- Wolfgang Wagner was born on 30 August 1919 in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany. He died on 21 March 2010 in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany.
- Oskar Panizza was born on 12 November 1853 in Kissingen, Germany. Oskar was a writer, known for Liebeskonzil (1982) and Cineficción Radio (2019). Oskar died on 28 September 1921 in Bayreuth, Germany.
- Ekkehard Wlaschiha was born on 28 May 1938 in Pirna, Germany. He was an actor, known for Siegfried (1990), Parsifal (1999) and Das Rheingold (1990). He died on 20 February 2019 in Bayreuth, Germany.
- Cosima Wagner was born on 25 November 1837 in Bellagio, Lombardy, Austrian Empire [now Como, Italy]. She was married to Richard Wagner and Hans von Bülow. She died on 1 April 1930 in Bayreuth, Bavaria, Germany.