Wagner and the art of the theatre / Patrick Carnegy.

Author/creator Carnegy, Patrick
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2006.
Descriptionxviii, 461 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
Subjects
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883--Performances.
Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883--Dramaturgy.
Opera--Production and direction. --History.

Contents Wagner and the theatre of the early nineteenth century -- The art of the future: by royal command -- Staging The Ring at Bayreuth -- Parsifal and beyond -- The inheritors: Cosima and Siegfried Wagner, Gustav Mahler and Alfred Roller -- Adolphe Appia: the opened eye of the score -- Wagner in Russia, 1890-1940 -- Travail and truth: Klemperer and the Kroll opera -- Wieland Wagner: opera as mystery play -- The political imperative -- Our uncomfortable contemporary.
Abstract The production of Wagner's operas is fiercely debated. In this groundbreaking stage history, the author vividly evokes the often scandalous great productions that have left their mark not only on our understanding of Wagner but on modern theatre as a whole.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 425-433) and index.
LCCN 2005011640
ISBN0300106955 (cl. : alk. paper)
ISBN9780300106954

Availability

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Music Music Stacks ML410.W13 C37 2006 ✔ Available Place Hold