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Lohengrin Richard Wagner

Lohengrin By Richard Wagner

Summary

English National Opera Guides are ideal companions to the opera. They provide stimulating introductory articles together with the complete text of each opera in English and the original.

Lohengrin Summary

Lohengrin by Richard Wagner

The legend of the Swan Knight who rescues a princess from the forces of pagan evil is one of the foundation myths of Christian Europe. Lohengrin's transformed Wagner into an international figure almost overnight, and it remained his most popular work throughout the nineteenth century. Thomas Grey proposes that this was because it offered a 'cautious taste' of his later works, while preserving some of the comfortably familiar traditions of French grand opera. John Deathridge asks why Wagner was so quick to deny its specifically Christian symbolism, and Janet Nelson argues that his vision of the Christian Middle Ages uncannily prefigured a modern historical approach. This new English translation is by Amanda Holden.

Lohengrin Reviews

Brilliantly produced and superb value.' * Sunday Times * All these will provide the new opera-goer with food for thought.' * Daily Telegraph * Wholehearted recommendation of this valuable new series.' * TLS *

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 and art. His operas include Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg and the four parts of Der Ring des Nibelungen.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations Wagner's 'Alter Ego' by John Deathridge Wagner's 'Lohengrin': between grand opera and Musikdrama by Thoams S. Grey History, Women's History and Beyond History in 'Lohengrin' by Janet L. Nelson Lohengrin in Brabant by Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm Thematic Guide 'Lohengrin' by Richard Wagner English translation by Amanda Holden Act One Act Two Act Three Bibliography and Contributors Discography

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GOR010716944
9780714544489
0714544485
Lohengrin by Richard Wagner
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Alma Books Ltd
20110207
112
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