Final years (1897–1903) thumb|Wolf in 1902 Wolf's last concert appearance, which included his early champion Jäger, was in February 1897. Shortly thereafter Wolf slipped into syphilitic insanity, with only occasional spells of wellbeing. He left sixty pages of an unfinished opera, Manuel Venegas, in 1897, in a desperate attempt to finish before he lost his mind completely; after mid-1899 he could make no music at all and once even tried to drown himself, after which he was placed in a Vienna asylum at his own insistence. Melanie visited him faithfully during his decline until his death on 22 February 1903, and Melanie died by suicide in 1906.
final years (1897–1903) thumb|wolf in 1902 wolf's last concert appearance which included his early champion jäger was in february 1897 shortly thereafter wolf slipped into syphilitic insanity with only occasional spells of wellbeing he left sixty pages of an unfinished opera manuel venegas in 1897 in a desperate attempt to finish before he lost his mind completely; after mid-1899 he could make no music at all and once even tried to drown himself after which he was placed in a vienna asylum at his own insistence melanie visited him faithfully during his decline until his death on 22 february 1903 and melanie died by suicide in 1906