The Wagner companion / Raymond Mander & Joe Mitchenson ; with a musical appreciation and an essay on the Bayreuth Festival Centenary Celebrations by Barry Millington.
| Author/creator | Mander, Raymond author. |
| Other author | Mitchenson, Joe author. |
| Other author | Millington, Barry, writer of supplementary textual content. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Hawthorn Books, Inc., A Howard & Wyndam Company, ©1978. |
| Description | x, 265 pages, 16 pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Wagner's operas. Listed in order of composition with production dates ; Listed in order of first production in England and America -- Richard Wagner: a musical appreciation / by Barry Millington -- The operas in order of composition with casts, synopses, reviews and notes. Die Hochzeit (The wedding): a fragment -- Die Feen (The fairies) -- Das Liebesverbot oder die Novize von Palermo (Forbidden love or the Novice of Palermo) -- Rienzi der letzte der Tribunen (Rienzi the last of the Tribunes) -- Der fliegende Holländer (The flying dutchman) -- Tannhäuser und der Sängerkrieg auf Wartburg (Tannhäuser and the song contest at Wartburg) -- Lohengrin -- Der Ring des Nibelungen (The ring of the Nibelung) -- Das Rheingold (The Rhinegold) -- Die Walküre (The valkyrie) -- Siegfried -- Götterdämmerung (The twilight of the gods) -- Tristan und Isolde -- Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (The mastersingers of Nuremberg) -- Parsifal -- Wagner in Bayreuth / by George Bernard Shaw (1889) -- Bayreuth 1976: Reflections on the centenary production of Der Ring des Nibelungen / by Barry Millington -- Bibliography -- Glossary of characters' names -- Discography. |
| Abstract | All Wagner operas, including the early fragment Die Hochzeit and the three youthful works Die Feen, Das Liebesverbot, and Rienzi, are analyzed individually with extensive synopses and historical notes, including places, dates, and the cast listings of the premiere performances in Germany, Britain, and America. Shaw's famous "Wagner at Bayreuth" is also reproduced. And the highly controversial production of Der Ring des Nibelungen mounted for the 1976 Centenary Festival at Bayreuth is discussed and compared with other major productions. Finally, an extensive discography is compiled specifically for this volume. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 228-229), discography (pages 236-254), and index. |
| LCCN | 78052877 |
| ISBN | 080158356X |
| ISBN | 9780801583568 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Music | Music Stacks | ML410.W13 M14 1978 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |