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The Picture of Dorian Gray - Oscar Wilde

This picture was taken in Amsterdam in 2009.

Oscar Wilde was an Irish playwright, poet and author.
The Picture of Dorian Gray was first published in 1891.
In the book, Dorian Gray attends a performance of Richard Wagner's opera, Tannhäuser, and is explicitly said to personally identify with the work.
A British biographical film, Wilde, with Stephen Fry in the titular role, was released in 1997.

"Why was I born with such contemporaries?"