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Originally Posted by MikeWaters
For the most part, I think we should look at art for its own sake, and not try to interpret it through the lens of the artists' life.
If Wagner was not the sort of person that one would want to be acquainted with, so what, to some extent.
Wagner, muscially, was a visionary. (I learned this in my Music 101 class).
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In addition to the thematic & the storyline elements to his operas Wagner is also noted for scoring for full symphony orchestra in his opratic works. The orchestra music is so strong that it can stand independent of the opera. Because of this, you can often hear of orchestras performing music from Wagner opera x in a standalone concert. Wagner is also noted for using unusual or newly invented instruments in the orchestra(anvil, serpent, ophicleide, English bass horn, Wagner tuba to name a few) to create a certain atmosphere or aura appropriate to the scene.
Wagner's music is, of course, famous but never more so then when Elmer Fudd starts up with his 'Kill da wabbit' song.