Die Walkure (The Valkyrie) (Paperback)

"Things like this are written only for people who have good powers of endurance (so really for nobody!)", wrote Wagner about Die Walkure. Yet, as Geoffrey Skelton points out, the opera has enjoyed a separate popularity and existence from the Ring Cycle. George Gillespie shows just how the string of mythical events was converted into a drama remarkable for its concentrated excitement and fine construction. Barry Millington introduces the web of motifs in the complex score. The English version, with Elizabeth Forbes's translation of the verses that Wagner did not eventually set to music but retained as footnotes to his published version, is by acclaimed translator Andrew Porter. Contents: A Conflict of Power and Love, Geoffrey Skelton; Chronology of the Composition of 'The Valkyrie'; An Introduction to the Music of 'The Valkyrie', Barry Millington; New Myths for Old, George Gillespie; Translating 'The Ring', Andrew Porter; Die Walkure: Poem by Richard Wagner; The Valkyrie: English translation by Andrew Porter

General

Imprint:	Overture Publishing
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	February 2011
First published:	2011
Authors:	Richard Wagner
Translators:	Andrew Porter
Volume editors:	Nicholas John
Dimensions:	215 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	112
ISBN-13:	978-0-7145-4422-9
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	German
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Performing arts > Theatre, drama > Opera
LSN:	0-7145-4422-1
Barcode:	9780714544229

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