| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Libretto. English. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Libretto. German. |
| Included Work | Jameson, Frederick, translator. |
| Included Work | John, Nicholas, editor. |
| Other author/creator | English National Opera. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England) |
| Variant title |
Mastersingers of Nuremberg |
| Series |
Opera guides ; 19
Opera guide ; 19. ^A176004
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| Contents |
'My most genial creation' / Roland Matthews -- The music: a commentary / Arnold Whittall -- Wagner's Nuremberg / Timothy McFarland -- Thematic guide -- 'Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg' = 'The mastersingers of Nuremberg' / poem by Richard Wagner ; English translation by Frederick Jameson ; revised by Gordon Kember and Norman Feasey -- Translators' preface. |
| Abstract |
This opera has been described as "the longest single smile in the German language". But Roland Matthews indicates that violence is not far beneath the surface of this portrait of medieval Nuremberg. Arnold Whittall's analysis gives us a bird's-eye view of the complexity of the score. Timothy McFarland explores the significance of the choice of subject: that nostalgia for a pre-industrial community, which was a symptom of the German nationalist movement. The long tet as many subtleties which opera audiences can hardly appreciate without reading it, and the musical themes are numbered to indicate where they occur. |
| General note | Includes libretto by the composer with English translation by Frederick Jameson. |
| General note | This Opera guide first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1983. |
| Bibliography note | Includes discography (page 127) and bibliographical references (page 128). |
| Language | Text in English and German. |
| ISBN | 9780714544205 (paperback) |
