| Wagner Outside the Ring: Essays on the Operas, Their Performance and Their Connections with Other Arts Contributor(s): Digaetani, John Louis (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0786434007 ISBN-13: 9780786434008 Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc. OUR PRICE: $49.45 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2009 Annotation: Designed as a companion volume to 2008s Inside the Ring, which focused on the four operas comprising Richard Wagners Der Ring des Nibelungen, this new volume features more than a dozen original essays focusing on all of Wagner's non-Ring operas. Part One looks at the individual operas, including Der Fliegende Hollnder, Tannhuser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von NUrnberg, and Parsifal. Part Two reveals the connections between Wagnerian opera and other arts, including dance, filmmaking, and written fiction. Finally, Part Three examines Wagner's operas in performance, featuring interviews with mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung and heldentenor Ben Heppner, both well-known for their Wagnerian performances. The book also includes several photographs from current productions by the Metropolitan Opera and other opera companies, along with a recommended discography of performances. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Music |
| Dewey: 782.109 |
| LCCN: 2009019477 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 6.9" W x 10" (1.10 lbs) 272 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Designed as a companion volume to 2006's Inside the Ring, which focused on the four operas comprising Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, this new volume features more than a dozen original essays focusing on all of Wagner's non-Ring operas. Part One looks at the individual operas, including Der Fliegende Hollander, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, and Parsifal. Part Two reveals the connections between Wagnerian opera and other arts, including dance, filmmaking, and fiction. Finally, Part Three examines Wagner's operas in performance, featuring interviews with mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung and heldentenor Ben Heppner, both well-known for their Wagnerian performances. The book includes many photographs from current productions by the Metropolitan Opera and other opera companies, along with bibliographies and a discography of recommended performances. |