English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Tristan und Isolde
by Richard Wagner (Librettist), Nicholas John (Series Editor)
English National Opera Guide (6), Wagner : Tristan and Isolde (~ commentary + libretto)
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'A Landmark in Musical History' is John Luke Rose's title for the introduction to this extraordinary piece of theatre. It belongs to the German tradition of mystical writing, and a short note on the poem itself by Martin Swales and Timothy McFarland elucidates some of Wagner's literary techniques. Anthony Negus, who assisted Reginald Goodall on the WNO production of Tristan und Isolde, has contributed a penetrating analysis of the musical structure of the opera, while Patrick Carnegy show more assesses the remarkable solutions to staging an opera which some argue is best experienced with your back to the performers.Contents: Synopsis, Timothy McFarland; 'Tristan and Isolde': A Landmark in Musical History, John Luke Rose; A Musical Commentary, Anthony Negus; The staging of 'Tristan and Isolde': Landmarks along the Appian Way, Patrick Carnegy; An Introduction to the German Text, Martin Swales and Timothy McFarland; Tristan und Isolde: Poem by Richard Wagner; Tristan and Isolde: English Translation by Andrew Porter show lessTags
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A very useful guide to one of the greatest operas in the Western repertoire. Besides the complete text in German by Wagner, the guide provides and English translation by Andrew Porter, who did the great singing translation for Ring of the Nibelung. There's even a discography of celebrated recordings in the back, albeit dated since this guide dates to 1981.
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Composer and conductor Richard Wagner (1813-83) is best known for his four-opera classic, The Ring. Unlike most other composers, Wagner wrote both the scenario and libretto for his operas. (Bowker Author Biography)
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- English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Tristan und Isolde
- Original publication date
- 1981
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- Tristan; Isolde; Kurwenal; Brangane; King Mark of Cornwall; Melot (show all 7); Richard Wagner
- Publisher's editor
- John, Nicholas
- Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- 0714538493 | 9780714538495 1981
0714544108 | 9780714544106 2011
This is the English National Opera Guide: Please do not combine it with the full score or recordings.
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