English National Opera Guide : Wagner : The Rhinegold : Das Rheingold
by English National Opera, Nicholas John (Series Editor), Richard Wagner (Librettist)
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Das Rheingold, the opening of Wagner's four-part The Ring of the Nibelung, stands out as more genteel and picturesque than the others. But it immediately establishes the huge scale of the overall work, and the extraordinary musical language that will be displayed throughout. It is a miracle of musical history that Wagner's 1850 conception could be brought to completion, in an organic whole, some twenty-five years later. Stewart Spencer discusses the way in which Wagner fuses genuine show more mythology with his own invention and John Deathridge places the opera in the context of The Ring and its century.Contents: The Beginning of 'The Ring', John Deathridge; 'The Rhinegold' - The Music, Roger North; Language and Sources of 'The Ring', Stewart Spencer; Das Rheingold: Poem by Richard Wagner; The Rhinegold: 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 : The Rhinegold : Das Rheingold
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- 1984
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- Richard Wagner; Wotan (Wagner Ring Cycle); Fricka (Wagner Ring Cycle); Loge (Wagner Ring Cycle); Freia (Wagner Ring Cycle); Fasolt (Wagner Ring Cycle) (show all 15); Fafner (Wagner Ring Cycle); Froh (Wagner Ring Cycle); Donner (Wagner Ring Cycle); Alberich (Wagner Ring Cycle); Mime (Wagner Ring Cycle); Erda (Wagner Ring Cycle); Woglinde (Wagner Ring Cycle); Wellgunde (Wagner Ring Cycle); Flosshilde (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.
0714540781 1985
0714544361 2011
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