Richard Strauss' fifteen operas, which span the years 1893 to 1941,
make up the largest German operatic legacy since Wagner's operas of
the nineteenth century. Many of Strauss's works were based on texts
by Europe's finest writers: Oscar Wilde, Hugo von Hofmannsthal and
Stefan Zweig, among others, and they also overlap some of the most
important and tumultuous stretches of German history, such as the
founding and demise of a German empire, the rise and fall of the
Weimar Republic, the period of National Socialism, and the post-war
years, which saw a divided East and West Germany. In the first book
to discuss all Strauss's operas, Bryan Gilliam sets each work in
its historical, aesthetic, philosophical, and literary context to
reveal what made the composer's legacy unique. Addressing Wagner's
cultural influence upon this legacy, Gilliam also offers new
insights into the thematic and harmonic features that recur in
Strauss's compositions.
General
| Imprint: |
Cambridge UniversityPress
|
| Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
| Series: |
Cambridge Studies in Opera |
| Release date: |
July 2018 |
| Authors: |
Bryan Gilliam
|
| Dimensions: |
245 x 170 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
356 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-108-46478-9 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Arts & Architecture >
Performing arts >
Theatre, drama >
Opera
|
| LSN: |
1-108-46478-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781108464789 |
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