English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Siegfried
by English National Opera, Nicholas John (Series Editor, Preface), Richard Wagner (Librettist)
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Wagner wanted Siegfried, the third music drama in The Ring of the Nibelung, to be the most popular of the cycle. Despite its many beautiful and dramatic scenes, it has not fulfilled its composer's aspiration: Professor Ulrich Weisstein examines why. Professor Anthony Newcomb contributes a detailed analysis of Wagner's leitmotifs and the different purposes they fulfil. Derrick Puffett discusses how Wagner composed Tristan und Isolde and Die Meistersinger von Nu¨rnberg in the eight-year show more hiatus between his beginning and completion of Siegfried's second act. The thematic guide complements those found in the other Opera Guides to The Ring Cycle.Contents: Educating Siegfried, Ulrich Weisstein; 'Siegfried': The Music, Anthony Newcomb; 'Siegfried' in the Context of Wagner's Operatic Writing, Derrick Puffett; Siegfried: Poem by Richard Wagner; Siegfried: 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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- Canonical title
- English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Siegfried
- Original publication date
- 1984
- People/Characters
- Richard Wagner; Siegfried (Wagner Ring Cycle); Mime (Wagner Ring Cycle); Wotan (Wagner Ring Cycle); Alberich (Wagner Ring Cycle); Fafner (Wagner Ring Cycle) (show all 8); Erda (Wagner Ring Cycle); Brünnhilde (Wagner Ring Cycle)
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- Fafner's cave
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- John, Nicholas
- Original language
- English
- Disambiguation notice
- This is the English National Opera Guide: Please do not combine it with the full score or recordings.
0714540404 1984
0714544299 2011
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