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Wagner's Meistersinger - Performance, History, Representation (Paperback, New Ed): Nicholas Vazsonyi

Wagner's Meistersinger - Performance, History, Representation (Paperback, New Ed)

Nicholas Vazsonyi; Contributions by David B. Dennis, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Eva Rieger, Hans Rudolf Vaget, Harry Kupfer, Klaus van den Berg, Lutz Koepnick, Lydia Goehr, Peter Hoeyng

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Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg has been one of the most performed operas ever since its premier in 1868. It was adopted as Germany's national operas ('Nationaloper'), not least because of its historical coincidence with the unification of Germany under Bismarck in 1871. The opera epitomizes themes of Germanness, including what many regard as blatant anti-Semitic imagery, and thus ideally suited the agenda of the Third Reich, or so it seemed. Despite or perhaps because of the ease with which the Nazis appropriated the work, it was selected as the first opera to be performed when the Bayreuth festival re-opened after the War.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 Bessmesser, is then addressed, as are gender issues, and Wagner's own utterances concerning the opera. Contributors: Nicholas Vazsonyi, Peter Schneider, Harry Kupfer, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hans Rudolf Vaget, Lutz Koepnick, David B.Dennis, Klaus Van Den Berg, Thomas S. Grey, Lydia Goehr, Eva Rieger, Peter HAyng. Nicholas Vazsonyi is Associate Professor of German, University of South Carolina

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Imprint: University of Rochester Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2004
First published: 2004
Editors: Nicholas Vazsonyi (Royalty Account)
Contributors: David B. Dennis (Contributor) • Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau • Eva Rieger • Hans Rudolf Vaget (Author) • Harry Kupfer • Klaus van den Berg (Contributor) • Lutz Koepnick (Royalty Account) • Lydia Goehr (Contributor) • Peter Hoeyng (Royalty Account)
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 432
Edition: New Ed
ISBN-13: 978-1-58046-168-9
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Opera
LSN: 1-58046-168-9
Barcode: 9781580461689

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