The New Grove Guide to Wagner and His Operas

by Millington, Barry

• ISBN13: 9780195305883
• ISBN10: 0195305884
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-15
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

One of the most controversial figures in the history of ideas as well as music, Richard Wagner continues to stimulate debate whenever his works are performed. Drawing upon the scholarship of The New Grove Dictionary of Opera, the most comprehensive dictionary of opera in the world, BarryMillington offers a concise, portable survey and guide, which will make a welcome addition to the shelf of anyone who loves opera. Millington has completely updated the original pieces and contributed four new chapters on Wagner, including a summary of Wagner productions from 1876 to the present day, a suggested listening and viewing gyide, complete chronology of Wagner's operas, and a glossary of terms that will delight anyopera-goer. In addition, there are detailed entries on each of Wagner's operas, a main biographical section, and a group of separate articles on such topics as Leitmotif and Gesamtkunstwerk, as well as a newly revised updated article on Bayreuth.Complete with a new preface, updated bibliography, glossary, and discography--including first release dates of each recording--The New Grove Guide to Wagner and his Operas furnishes both seasoned Wagner-lovers and neophytes with all they require for an in-depth appreciation of this unique historicalfigure.

Author Biography

Barry Millington is Chief Music Critic for the London Evening Standard and the author/editor of seven books on Wagner, including Wagner and The Wagner Compendium.

Table of Contents

PREFACE	vii
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS	ix
Chronology of Wagner's Life and Operas	3	(7)
Life	10	(18)
Works	28	(13)
The Operas
Die Feen	41	(2)
Das Liebesverbot	43	(2)
Rienzi, der Letzte der Tribunen	45	(5)
Der fliegende Holländer	50	(7)
Tannhäuser	57	(8)
Lohengrin	65	(8)
Tristan and Isolde	73	(11)
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg	84	(11)
Der Ring des Nibelungen	95	(3)
Das Rheingold	98	(8)
Die Walküre	106	(9)
Siegfried	115	(8)
Götterdämmerung	123	(10)
Parsifal	133	(10)
Bayreuth	143	(8)
Geoffrey Skelton
Gesamtkunstwerk	151	(2)
Leitmotif	153	(8)
Arnold Whittall
Staging Wagner from 1876 to the Present Day	161	(10)
GLOSSARY	171	(6)
INDEX OF ROLE NAMES	177	(4)
SUGGESTED LISTENING GUIDE	181	(6)
SUGGESTED FURTHER READING	187