Wagner's Meistersinger: Performance, History, And Representation - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1580461689 ISBN 13 : 9781580461689

Editeur : University of Rochester Press, 2004

Synopsis

Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg has been one of the most performed operas ever since its premiere in 1868. It was adopted as Germany's national opera ("Nationaloper"), not least because of its historical coincidence with the unification of Germany under Bismarck in 1871. The first section of this volume, "Performing Meistersinger," contains three commissioned articles from internationally respected artists - a conductor (Peter Schneider), a stage director (Harry Kupfer) and a singer (Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau), all experienced in the performance of this unusually demanding 5-hour work. The second section, "Meistersinger and History," examines both the representation of German history in the opera and the way the opera has functioned in history through political appropriation and staging practice. The third section, "Representations," is the most eclectic, exploring in the first place the problematic question of genre from the perspective of a theatrical historian. The chronic issue of Wagner's chief opponent, Eduard Hanslick, and his musical and dramatic representation in the opera as Beckmesser, is then addressed, as are gender issues, and Wagner's own utterances concerning the opera.

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À propos des auteurs

EVA RIEGER is professor emeritus in historical musicology at the University of Bremen.

HANS RUDOLF VAGET is Professor Emeritus of German Studies at Smith College, MA.

PETER HÖYNG is Professor of German at Emory University.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Rochester Press
• Date d'édition: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1580461689
• ISBN 13: 9781580461689
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 432
• Éditeur: Vazsonyi Nicholas
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible