This biography of Minna Planer, Richard Wagner's wife of 30 years,
reveals her as a self-assured woman and artist who was vital to her
husband's creative life. When Richard Wagner first met Minna Planer
in 1834, he was an unknown conductor, she a popular actress. His
hectic pursuit of her affections culminated in marriage in 1836.
Minna endured poverty with him, nursed him through chronic illness,
followed him across Europe as he fled from creditors and pursued
his artistic goals, and sought to provide him with the stable
domestic and erotic life that he craved. He played his works to her
as he wrote them, up to Tannhauser and Lohengrin, and set store by
her opinions. But when he went on the run as a wanted
revolutionary, Minna only reluctantly followed him into Swiss
exile. Domestic peace tentatively prevailed, but was ultimately
destroyed by Wagner's passion for Mathilde Wesendonck. In 1858, he
and Minna separated, she returned home to Germany, and subsequent
efforts at reconciliation proved ultimately impossible. They
remained married, however, until Minna's death in 1866. Despite
having been at Richard's side as he matured into the composer of
the Ring and Tristan, Minna has been given short shrift by most
Wagner commentators. In Eva Rieger's acclaimed biography,
translated into English by Chris Walton, the author reveals Minna
as a self-assured woman and artist who played a crucial role in the
creative life of her husband.
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