English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Twilight of the gods : Götterdämmerung
by English National Opera, Nicholas John (Series Editor, Preface), Richard Wagner (Librettist)
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Richard Wagner's fifteen-hour operatic cycle The Ring of the Nibelung ends with this great music drama. Michael Tanner's essay tackles the scale and meaning not just of this work but of Wagner's whole undertaking, showing that Götterdämmerung is - for all its length - his fastest-moving drama. Composer Robin Holloway brings the focus of creative genius to his discussion of the score, while Christopher Winkle's article analyses Brunnhilde's concluding monologue. The ninety numbered musical show more themes of the Thematic Guide are cross-referenced to the other Ring guides.Contents: An Introduction to the End, Michael Tanner; Motif, Memory and Meaning in 'Twilight of the Gods', Robin Holloway; The Questionable Lightness of Being: Brunnhilde's Peroration to 'The Ring', Christopher Wintle; Götterdämmerung: Poem by Richard Wagner; Twilight of the Gods: English translation by Andrew Porter show lessTags
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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 : Twilight of the gods : Götterdämmerung
- Original publication date
- 1985
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- Richard Wagner; Siegfried (Wagner Ring Cycle); Gunther (Wagner Ring Cycle); Hagen (Wagner Ring Cycle); Alberich (Wagner Ring Cycle); Brünnhilde (Wagner Ring Cycle) (show all 8); Gutrune (Wagner Ring Cycle); Waltraute (Wagner Ring Cycle)
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- John, Nicholas
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- English
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- This is the English National Opera Guide: Please do not combine it with the full score or recordings.
0714540633 1985
0714544329 2011
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