Die Walkure (The Valkyrie)

"Things like this are written only for people who have good powers of endurance (so really for nobody!)", wrote Wagner about Die Walkure. Yet, as Geoffrey Skelton points out, the opera has enjoyed a separate popularity and existence from the Ring Cycle. George Gillespie shows just how the string of mythical events was converted into a drama remarkable for its concentrated excitement and fine construction. Barry Millington introduces the web of motifs in the complex score. The English version, with Elizabeth Forbes''s translation of the verses that Wagner did not eventually set to music but retained as footnotes to his published version, is by acclaimed translator Andrew Porter. Contents: A Conflict of Power and Love, Geoffrey Skelton; Chronology of the Composition of ''The Valkyrie''; An Introduction to the Music of ''The Valkyrie'', Barry Millington; New Myths for Old, George Gillespie; Translating ''The Ring'', Andrew Porter; Die Walkure: Poem by Richard Wagner; The Valkyrie: English translation by Andrew Porter

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Richard Wagner
• Con la collaborazione di: Nicholas John (Editore), John Nicholas (Editore), Andrew Porter (Traduzione)
• Editore: Alma Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 07.02.2011
• EAN: 9780714544229
• ISBN: 978-0-7145-4422-9
• Pagine: 112
• Dimensioni: 140 mm x 214 mm x 8 mm
• Serie: Calder Opera Guides in Association with the English National Opera (ENO)
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; MUSIC / Printed Music / Opera & Classical Scores, Musical scores, lyrics & libretti