# The 1861 Paris Tannhäuser run becomes a nationalist riot instrument in a Franco-German cultural fight Date: 1861 ## The fact In March 1861 the Paris Tannhäuser became a public riot-and-press instrument in a Franco-German fight. It is one event. ## Context A riot can be snobbery about ballet timing and can be a national brief. Store the polarisation. Split later Met/repertory access. [Richard Wagner](/people/richard-wagner)’s documented role is bounded by other offices and collaborators named in the sources below. Sharing a field with them is not a reason to drop a documented act, and it is not a reason to assign later consequences done in the name after death. The 13 March 1861 Paris Opéra Tannhäuser (and immediately following nights) was disrupted in a Jockey Club / nationalist controversy. Wagner revised; he also became a German grievance object. Polarisation of an opera into a national insult file is the path. Named person as heading of the dated public instrument. Later editors, museums, printers, or offices share publication. Complex where later carriers date the row. ## Evidence and sources Britannica’s Tannhäuser Paris episode and Cambridge Wagner companion framing independently date the 1861 controversy. Official or archival record: Britannica — Richard Wagner (https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Wagner-German-composer; Encyclopaedia Britannica). ## Significance An opera night as national insult is a polarisation path. Paris 1861 is not Dresden 1845. An opera night as national insult is a polarisation path. ## What is established and what is not Established: March 1861 Paris Tannhäuser controversy. Not established: that Wagner commanded the Jockey Club. What would change the picture: a contradictory original with a different date or name, or a measured series that can be argued, with lag and alternatives, as a consequence of this instrument rather than of later institutions. The date is the date of this instrument, not a licence to back-date every later harm or benefit. Established here: a sourced, dated public instrument with a named contribution by Richard Wagner. What would change the picture: a contradictory original with a different date, signatory, or non-occurrence; a demonstrated forgery; or a measured series that can be argued, with lag and alternatives, as a consequence of this instrument rather than of other causes. They are not a public rating. ## People - Richard Wagner: https://factrail.ai/people/richard-wagner ## Drivers - Political Polarization: https://factrail.ai/drivers/political-polarization ## Sources - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Richard-Wagner-German-composer - https://doi.org/10.1017/ccol9780521642996 ## Methodology https://factrail.ai/methodology Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/wag-tannhauser-1861