Leipzig, Dresden

When we think of Richard Wagner, most of us think of Bayreuth and its renowned festival. Wagner's 200th birthday is coming up in 2013, a good occasion for us to visit some of the sites where he lived and worked.We start with the city where the composer was born: Leipzig. Richard Wagner went to school here, at least when he wasn't cutting class. He preferred to take harmony lessons on the sly. These were the first steps on a long and often hard career. Today, a walking tour covers 25 sites in Leipzig connected to Wagner. Read more: http://www.dw.de/discover-germany-the-travel-guide-2012-11-24/e-16347235-9798