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The composer who plunged opera houses into darkness
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Before Richard Wagner came along, attending an opera meant keeping the house lights entirely on so wealthy patrons could gossip and show off their outfits. Wagner completely revolutionized the theater experience by forcefully plunging the audience into absolute darkness, forcing them to actually shut up and pay attention to the performance.
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