Lohengrin / Richard Wagner.

Author/creator Wagner, Richard
Format Book
EditionNew edition.
Publication InfoRichmond : Overture Publishing, 2011.
Description96 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects

Included WorkWagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Lohengrin Libretto. English.
Included WorkWagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Lohengrin Libretto. German.
Included WorkHolden, Amanda translator.
Included WorkJohn, Nicholas, editor.
Other author/creatorEnglish National Opera.
SeriesOpera guides ; 47
Opera guide ; 47. ^A176004
Contents Wagner's alter ego / John Deathridge -- Wagner's Lohengrin: between grand opera and Musikdrama / Thomas S. Grey -- History, women's history and beyond history in Lohengrin / Janet L. Nelson -- Lohengrin in Brabant / Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm -- Thematic guide -- Lohengrin / by Richard Wagner ; English translation by Amanda Holden.
Abstract The legend of the Swan Knight who rescues a princess from the forces of pagan evil is one of Christian Europe's foundation myths. Lohengrin transformed Wagner into an international figure almost overnight, and it remained his most popular work throughout the nineteenth century. Thomas Grey proposes that this was because it offered a "cautious taste" of his later works, while preserving some of the familiar traditions of French grand opera. John Deathridge asks why Wagner denied its Christian symbolism, and Janet Nelson argues that his vision of the Christian Middle Ages prefigured a modern historical approach. The English translation is by Amanda Holden.
General noteEnglish translation by Amanda Holden.
General noteThis Opera guide first published by Calder Publications Ltd in 1993.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (page 95) and discography (page 96).
LanguageText in English and German.
ISBN9780714544489 (paperback)

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