Penetrating Wagner's "Ring" - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0838617956 ISBN 13: 9780838617953

Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,U.S., 1979

Synopsis

Wagner's Ring cycle - "The Ring of the Niebelung" - has been described as one of the most enduring of operatic spectacles. This collection has brought together writings on the Ring and includes articles by George Bernard Shaw, Georg Solti and Andrew Porter, excerpts from Wagner's own letters and works and discourses by over 30 other writers. Covered is the tetralogy of the Ring - "Das Rheingold", "Die Walkuere", "Siegfried" and "Goetterdaemmerung" - in essays on Wagner's intention, the theory behind it, its interpretation, artistic backgrounds, historical influences, literary sources, musical architecture, modern stagings, the "Ring" in English and various styles of performance. The book is designed to serve as an introduction to the "Ring" as well as a companion to fans and performers of Wagner's operas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press,U.S.
• Publication date: 1979
• ISBN 10: 0838617956
• ISBN 13: 9780838617953
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 453
• Editor: DiGaetani John L.