As early as 1853, when Richard Wagner was still fighting for success, Strauss played portions of Wagner's Lohengrin and Tannhauser. 早在1853年，瓦格纳还在为成功而奋斗的时候，施特劳斯就已经演奏瓦格纳所作的《罗亨格林》和《汤豪塞》的部分段落了。
As early as 1853,when Richard Wagner was still fighting for success,Strauss played portions of Wagner's Lohengrin and Tannhauser. 早在1853年，瓦格纳还在为成功而奋斗的时候，施特劳斯就已经演奏瓦格纳所作的《罗亨格林》和《汤豪塞》的部分段落了。
They played the prelude to Act 3 of Wagner’s Lohengrin, Dvorak’s New World Symphony and An American in Paris by George Gershwin. 抢票的激烈程度甚至让人觉得好笑。"
"One of the most illustrious of the German composers, Wagner revolutionized opera with such works as "Die Meistersinger"and "Lohengrin"which he called music dramas." 作为德国最卓越的作曲家，瓦格纳创作了他所谓的"(音)乐剧"，如<名歌手)和(罗恩格林)等，从而改革了歌剧。
He was similarly influenced during this period by Richard Wagner 's Lohengrin which, he felt, pushed the limits of music and melody beyond standard lyricism. [ citation needed 他是同样的影响在此期间，由理查德瓦格纳的罗恩格林，他认为，把限制的音乐和旋律超越标准抒情。[引文需要
