Wagner outside the Ring : essays on the operas, their performance and their connections with other arts /

"Part one looks at individual operas, including Der Fliegende Holländer, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and Parsifal. Part two reveals connections between Wagnerian opera and other arts: dance, filmmaking, written fiction. Part three examines Wagner's oper...

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Other Authors:	DiGaetani, John Louis, 1943-
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland, [2009], ©2009.
Subjects:	Wagner, Richard, > 1813-1883. > Operas. Wagner, Richard, > 1813-1883 > Performances. Wagner, Richard, > 1813-1883. Operas (Wagner, Richard) Performances.
Summary:	"Part one looks at individual operas, including Der Fliegende Holländer, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg, and Parsifal. Part two reveals connections between Wagnerian opera and other arts: dance, filmmaking, written fiction. Part three examines Wagner's operas in performance, featuring interviews with performers well-known for their Wagnerian roles. Includes photographs and discography"--Provided by publisher. "Part one looks at individual operas, including Der Fliegende Hollander, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, and Parsifal. Part two reveals connections between Wagnerian opera and other arts: dance, filmmaking, written fiction. Part three examines Wagner's operas in performance, featuring interviews with performers well-known for their Wagnerian roles. Includes photographs and discography"--Provided by publisher.