The Power of The Ring - Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Royal Opera House - Couverture souple

Gary Kahn

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0946338043 ISBN 13 : 9780946338047

Editeur : Royal Opera House, 2012

Synopsis

A unique account of the first 21st-century production at the Royal Opera House in 2007 of Richard Wagner s Der Ring des Nibelungen conducted by Antonio Pappano and directed by Keith Warner. This lavish book by Gary Kahn records the creation of The Royal Opera's exciting new Ring cycle from its first ideas through to performance. The detailed text features extensive interviews with the production team of Antonio Pappano, Keith Warner, Stefanos Lazaridis and Marie-Jeanne Lecca, as well as commentaries by members of a distinguished cast including Bryn Terfel, John Tomlinson, Placido Domingo and Waltraud Meier. With 288 pages including more than 350 full-colour photographs by Clive Barda of production preparations, rehearsals and performances, 'The Power of the Ring' is an essential companion both to this autumn s cycles at the Royal Opera House and to Wagner s monumental masterpiece itself. Originally issued in 2007, this new updated version is published to coincide with this year s performances of the Pappano/Warner production of Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Royal Opera House.

A propos du livre

Revue de presse

First published by the Royal Opera House in 2007, The Power of the Ring is now reissued in softback...Kahn's authoritative account of the immense task of devising, designing, staging and performing the Ring is a welcome follow-up to John Snelson s Illustrated History of Wagner's Ring at Covent Garden...Both books are indispensable documents of the history of this work. -- Wagner News (Book Review), David Edwards

Those seeking further enlightenment should pick up Gary Kahn's newly paperbacked The Power of the Ring, with extended interviews. It's worth the effort: when intellect and emotions are fully engaged like this, the results are exhilarating. -- The Evening Standard, Barry Millington

In an interesting note in the vast programme book, amplified in The Power of the Ring, the book by Gary Kahn (which contains many interviews with everyone involved in the projects, and is brilliantly illustrated by Clive Barda), Keith Warner compares Wagner with Ibsen. -- The Spectator, Michael Tanner

Anyone wanting to see the director's point of view - motivated by Wagner's position in the maelstrom of 19th-century thought - should consult the Royal Opera's handsome book The Power of the Ring, edited by Gary Kahn and reissued for this revival. -- Sunday Telegraph, John Allison

To see how a Ring Cycle evolves, turn to Gary Kahn's exhaustive interview-based book The Power of the Ring, just out in paperback. --The Observer, Fiona Maddocks

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Royal Opera House
• Date d'édition: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0946338043
• ISBN 13: 9780946338047
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible