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245 10 a| Tannhäuser /c| Richard Wagner.;

250 a| New edition.;

260 a| Richmond :b| Overture Publishing,c| 2011.;

300 a| 96 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm.;

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490 1 a| Opera guides ;v| 39;

500 a| Includes libretto by the composer in German with English translation by Rodney Blumer.;

500 a| This Opera guide first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1988.;

546 a| Text in English and German.;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (page 95).;

520 a| What can explain Wagner's obsession with Tannhäuser, which he first conceived in 1845 and still considered unfinished at his death in 1883? Describing of the struggle of a man torn between erotic love and spiritual fulfilment, the opera contains the kernels of all his later works: man's need for love and artistic satisfaction, his desire for an existence beyond death, the operation of memory and the nature of madness. The essays in this volume examine the legends which Wagner chose to weave into his text, while Carolyn Abbate also considers the effect of his many revisions upon the score, pointing out that the initial idea already involved a contrast of musical language to focus the conflict.;

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Tannhäuser / Richard Wagner.

Author/creator	Wagner, Richard
Format	Book
Edition	New edition.
Publication Info	Richmond : Overture Publishing, 2011.
Description	96 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm.
Subjects	Tannhäuser--Drama. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. Operas--Librettos.

Included Work	Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. Libretto. English.
Included Work	Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. Libretto. German.
Included Work	Blumer, Rodney translator.
Included Work	John, Nicholas, editor.
Other author/creator	English National Opera.
Other author/creator	Royal Opera House (London, England)
Series	Opera guides ; 39 Opera guide ; 39. ^A176004
Contents	Tannhäuser: an obsession / Mike Ashman -- Tanhusære, Danheüser and Tannhäuser / Stewart Spencer -- Wagner's most medieval opera / Timothy McFarland -- Orpheus and the underworld: the music of Wagner's Tannhäuser / Carolyn Abbate -- Thematic guide -- Tannhäuser / poem by Richard Wagner ; English translation by Rodney Blumer -- Discography / Robert Seeley.
Abstract	What can explain Wagner's obsession with Tannhäuser, which he first conceived in 1845 and still considered unfinished at his death in 1883? Describing of the struggle of a man torn between erotic love and spiritual fulfilment, the opera contains the kernels of all his later works: man's need for love and artistic satisfaction, his desire for an existence beyond death, the operation of memory and the nature of madness. The essays in this volume examine the legends which Wagner chose to weave into his text, while Carolyn Abbate also considers the effect of his many revisions upon the score, pointing out that the initial idea already involved a contrast of musical language to focus the conflict.
General note	Includes libretto by the composer in German with English translation by Rodney Blumer.
General note	This Opera guide first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1988.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (page 95).
Language	Text in English and German.
ISBN	9780714544403 (paperback)

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