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Wagner and the Art of the Theatre
Patrick Carnegy
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Description for Wagner and the Art of the Theatre
Paperback. The production of Wagner's operas is fiercely debated. This book evokes the - often scandalous - great productions that have left their mark not only on our understanding of Wagner but on modern theatre as a whole. It concludes with a critique of the iconoclastic interpretations by Patrice Chereau, Ruth Berghaus, and Hans-Jurgen Syberberg. Num Pages: 352 pages, 100 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGC9; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 243 x 174 x 24. Weight in Grams: 1182.
The production of Wagner's operas is fiercely debated. In this groundbreaking stage history Patrick Carnegy vividly evokes the-often scandalous-great productions that have left their mark not only on our understanding of Wagner but on modern theatre as a whole. He examines the way in which Wagner himself staged his works, showing that the composer remained dissatisfied with even the best of his productions. After Wagner's death the scenic challenge was taken up by the Swiss visionary Adolphe Appia, by Gustav Mahler and Alfred Roller in Vienna, and by Otto Klemperer and Ewald Dulberg in Berlin. In Russia the Bolsheviks ... Read more
The production of Wagner's operas is fiercely debated. In this groundbreaking stage history Patrick Carnegy vividly evokes the-often scandalous-great productions that have left their mark not only on our understanding of Wagner but on modern theatre as a whole. He examines the way in which Wagner himself staged his works, showing that the composer remained dissatisfied with even the best of his productions. After Wagner's death the scenic challenge was taken up by the Swiss visionary Adolphe Appia, by Gustav Mahler and Alfred Roller in Vienna, and by Otto Klemperer and Ewald Dulberg in Berlin. In Russia the Bolsheviks ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Yale University Press
Number of pages
352
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
Weight
1181g
Number of Pages
480
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300197150
SKU
V9780300197150
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About Patrick Carnegy
Formerly a music critic for the Times and dramaturg at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden, Patrick Carnegy has lectured, broadcast, and published widely on Wagner, opera, and the theatre.
Reviews for Wagner and the Art of the Theatre
...one of the most marvellous books I have read this year...Patrick Carnegy recounts with deep scholarship combined with good humour, Wagner's obsession with special effects.
-A.N. Wilson, The Daily Telegraph
A.N. Wilson
The Daily Telegraph
...long meditated as well as meticulously researched...its overview is magisterial, and, despite its considerable length, the crisply organised structure and unfailing ... Read more
-A.N. Wilson, The Daily Telegraph
A.N. Wilson
The Daily Telegraph
...long meditated as well as meticulously researched...its overview is magisterial, and, despite its considerable length, the crisply organised structure and unfailing ... Read more