WAGNER’S WORKING COSTUME

Wagner didn’t just have moods—he had outfits for them. Visitors described him bursting in wearing velvet-and-satin “Meistersinger” gear like a Tudor cosplay, and changing costumes depending on who showed up. When he apologized for appearing in his dressing gown, he replied grandly that half his ideas lived in his helmet and the other half in the jack‑boots he put on to compose love scenes.