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Inside the Ring - Essays on Wagner's Opera Cycle (Hardcover)
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Inside the Ring - Essays on Wagner's Opera Cycle (Hardcover)
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Once tainted by association with Hitler and Nazism, Richard
Wagner's work has experienced an international cultural renaissance
in the last 25 years. His magnum opus, ""Der Ring des Nibelungen"",
which took him over 20 years to finish, is a complex tale with
themes of greed, corruption and loss, spun out in more than 16
hours of powerfully moving opera. This book, with provocative
essays for both the uninitiated and the seasoned fan, examines
Wagner's Ring cycle from a wide array of modern perspectives.
Divided into six parts, this anthology first offers a foundation
for the ""Ring"", with a chronology and an introduction, along with
a look at Wagner as an enterprising marketer. Part Two explores
different interpretations of the ""Ring"", with reference to
politics, romanticism and international inspirations. Part Three
studies the complex relationship between Wagner's ""Ring"" and
Germany, with a summary of the opera's influence on German culture
and a discussion of its Munich premiere. Part Four offers a
production history, including studies of the ""Ring's"" effects in
America and its influence on world literature. Part Five provides a
technical examination of language in the ""Ring"", as well as an
interview with the famous Wagnerian soprano Jane Eaglen. The book
concludes with an essay on the trouble with Wagnerian opera and an
overview of the recorded ""Ring"" on disc, video and print.
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