{"product_id":"15387-wagner-richard-to-be-or-not-to-be-autograph-quotation-signed","title":"Wagner, Richard. (1813–1883) \"To be, or not to be\" - Autograph Quotation Signed","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAQS on a small slip, signed \"Richard Wagner.\" Wagner pens the iconic line from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, \"To be, or not to be.\" Affixed to a piece of scrapbook paper and in very good condition, with some creasing, soiling, and small areas of surface paper loss; overall in very good to fine condition. 4 x 2.25 inches (10 x 5.8 cm), mounted to 4.5 x 2.75 inches (11.3 x 7 cm).\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eWagner had a lifelong affinity for the works of Shakespeare, beginning as a young man when, he recalled, he dreamt of meeting the Bard: \"I dreamt that Shakespeare was alive, and that I met him and spoke to him, actually, in the flesh; the impression this dream left on me was indelible...\" Wagner's first major work, \u003ci style=\"\"\u003eLeubald \u003c\/i\u003e(written in 1827–28 while he was at school), was a six-hour play whose plot is clearly directly inspired by \u003cem style=\"\"\u003eHamlet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eRomeo and Juliet\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eMacbeth\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eKing Lear\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eHenry IV Part One\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem style=\"\"\u003eRichard III\u003c\/em\u003e; one of his first operas, \u003ci\u003eDas Liebesverbot\u003c\/i\u003e, was a lighter reworking of \u003ci\u003eMeasure for Measure.\u003c\/i\u003e As many of his acquaintances recall, Wagner was also fond of reading the works of Shakespeare aloud, especially while in Bayreuth.\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093583089823,"sku":"15387","price":7500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Wagner_Shakespeare_To_Be_15387_001.jpg?v=1722188987","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/15387-wagner-richard-to-be-or-not-to-be-autograph-quotation-signed","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}