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9781648250453: Minna Wagner: A Life, With Richard Wagner
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ISBN 10 : 1648250459 ISBN 13 : 9781648250453
Editeur : University of Rochester Press, 2022

Synopsis

When Richard Wagner first met Minna Planer in 1834, he was an unknown conductor, she a popular actress. His hectic pursuit of her affections culminated in marriage in 1836. Minna endured poverty with him, nursed him through chronic illness, followed him across Europe as he fled from creditors and pursued his artistic goals, and sought to provide him with the stable domestic and erotic life that he craved. He played his works to her as he wrote them, up to Tannhäuser and Lohengrin, and set store by her opinions. But when he went on the run as a wanted revolutionary, Minna only reluctantly followed him into Swiss exile.

Domestic peace tentatively prevailed, but was ultimately destroyed by Wagner's passion for Mathilde Wesendonck. In 1858, he and Minna separated, she returned home to Germany, and subsequent efforts at reconciliation proved ultimately impossible. They remained married, however, until Minna's death in 1866.

Despite having been at Richard's side as he matured into the composer of the Ring and Tristan, Minna has been given short shrift by most Wagner commentators. In Eva Rieger's acclaimed biography, translated into English by Chris Walton, the author reveals Minna as a self-assured woman and artist who played a crucial role in the creative life of her husband.

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À propos des auteurs

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

CHRIS WALTON teaches music history at the Basel Academy of Music in Switzerland, is an Honorary Professor at Africa Open Institute (Stellenbosch University in South Africa) and runs a research project at the Bern Academy of the Arts for the Swiss National Science Foundation.

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Éditeur
University of Rochester Press
Date d'édition
2022
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1648250459
ISBN 13 
9781648250453
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
376
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9781648250477: Minna Wagner: A Life, With Richard Wagner

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ISBN 10 :  1648250475 ISBN 13 :  9781648250477
Editeur : University of Rochester Press, 2023
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