Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nurnberg

Klappentext Presents an informative and stimulating study of an opera that occupies a particular place in music lovers' affections. Zusammenfassung Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg is Wagner's only mature comedy, and one of the richest and most profound in the history of music. This book presents an informative and stimulating study of an opera that occupies a particular place in music lovers' affections, yet always has more to reveal. The volume includes a full synopsis, bibliography and three appendices. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of illustrations; General preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Composition and performance details; 1. The sources and genesis of the text John Warrack; 2. Synopsis John Warrack; 3. Sachs, Beckmesser, and Mastersong John Warrack; 4: Sachs and Schopenhauer Lucy Beckett; 5. Richard Wagner and Hans Sachs Michael Tanner; 6. Die Meistersinger: naive or sentimental art? Lucy Beckett; 7. Wahn, words and music John Warrack; 8. Stage history Patrick Carnegy; Appendices: 1. The Wahn monologue; 2. Sachs's final address; 3. The original Prize Song; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: John Warrack
• Assisted by: Richard Wagner (Editor), John Warrack (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 08.09.1994
• EAN: 9780521444446
• ISBN: 978-0-521-44444-6
• No. of pages: 188
• Series: Cambridge Opera Handbooks
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Music > General, dictionaries