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Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Overture Opera Guides)
Richard Wagner
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Description for Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Overture Opera Guides)
Paperback. The guide contains articles on the complex historical and political background to the opera, a detailed examination of its musical structure and a survey of its sometimes contentious performance history. It also includes the full libretto with English translation, sixteen pages of illustrations, a musical thematic guide and more material. Series: Overture Opera Guides. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 199 x 30. Weight in Grams: 418.
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg is the only comedy among Richard Wagner's mature works. Unusually for Wagner, it is set in a historically specific time and place, sixteenthcentury Nuremberg, and tells of a song contest among the town's guildsmen. It nevertheless explores the same themes of renewal, renunciation and human love as Wagner's other great music dramas. The finely drawn humanity of its principal characters and the brilliance of its musical invention make it one of the most rewarding operas in the repertory. The guide contains articles on the complex historical and political background to the opera, a detailed examination ... Read more
Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg is the only comedy among Richard Wagner's mature works. Unusually for Wagner, it is set in a historically specific time and place, sixteenthcentury Nuremberg, and tells of a song contest among the town's guildsmen. It nevertheless explores the same themes of renewal, renunciation and human love as Wagner's other great music dramas. The finely drawn humanity of its principal characters and the brilliance of its musical invention make it one of the most rewarding operas in the repertory. The guide contains articles on the complex historical and political background to the opera, a detailed examination ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Overture Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Overture Opera Guides
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
Richmond, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781847495587
SKU
V9781847495587
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About Richard Wagner
Richard Wagner (1813-83) was a composer who drew inspiration from Christian and Nordic mythology, as well as the philosophy of Schopenhauer, to pioneer dramatically new forms of music. His concept of the Total Artwork led to the construction of the Bayreuth Festspielhaus, an opera house he designed specifically for productions of his own operas. He also wrote widely on music ... Read more
Reviews for Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg (Overture Opera Guides)
These guides, so beautiful to have and to behold, mark a huge advance on their predecessors. I find them essential supplements, not only to ENO and Royal Opera programmes, but to recordings issued on CD which often come without scholarly documentation and a libretto. The performance histories - of which I wrote one myself - are especially valuable, and not ... Read more