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The Katara Opera House honoured two magnet-like opposite Classical Music masterminds from 19th Century; Mahler and Wagner. The show started with the poem symphony by Wagner - Siegfried Idyll, WWV 103 ...
From this summer's La Jolla Summerfest, we hear the "Siegfried Idyll," by Richard Wagner (1813-1883). The music was Wagner's birthday gift to his wife, Cosima, on her 33rd birthday.
The Chicago Chamber Musicians, from a concert at DePaul University, play the "Siegfried Idyll" by Wagner. This work was Wagner's Christmas gift to his wife on Christmas Day in 1870.