Die Hochzeit (The Wedding, WWV 31) is an unfinished opera by Richard Wagner which predates his completed works in the genre. Wagner completed the libretto, then started composing the music in the second half of 1832 when he was just nineteen. He abandoned the project after his sister Rosalie, who was the main supporter and the spokesman of the family, expressed her disgust at the story. Wagner destroyed the libretto.
| Librettist | Richard Wagner, after Johann Gustav Büsching |
| Date of composition | 1832 (unfinished) |
| Premiered | 1938, February 13th (Neues Theatre) in Leipzig, Germany |
| First published | 1912, Breitkopf und Härtel in Leipzig, Germany |
| Type | Opera |
| Catalogue | WWV 31 |
| Spoken language | German |
| Instruments |
Voice
Chorus/Choir Orchestra |
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