What is not so well known, however, is that when he was a 19-year-old artist living in Vienna, Hitler attempted to write a Wagnerian-style opera himself. His love of Wagnerian opera, from his early teens to the end of his life, is well-documented, and we will not recapitulate it here. He was an enthusiastic follower of classical music, and in particular he was a fan of the operas of Richard Wagner. He was also an amateur architect and he drew the design for numerous buildings and monuments.īut Hitler’s artistic expression did not stop there. It is well known that Hitler considered himself to be an artist, and indeed, during his late teens and early twenties, he supported himself as a painter, specializing almost exclusively in architectural and landscape watercolors (although occasionally employing oil paint as well). And yet, to comprehend Hitler’s personality in its totality, these other aspects need to be examined as well. These accomplishments have - understandably - vastly overshadowed all other facets of his life. 16-17ĪDOLF HITLER is primarily known for his political achievements as the leader of the National Socialist movement and chancellor of the German Reich, achievements which are unequalled in the annals of human history. My youthful enthusiasm for the Master of Bayreuth knew no bounds.” - Mein Kampf, Volume I, Chapter 1, pp. “At age twelve I saw William Tell for the first time, and a few months later, my first opera, Lohengrin.
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