Inside the Ring: Essays on Wagner's Opera Cycle

Inside the Ring: Essays on Wagner's Opera Cycle
Format
Hardback
Publisher
McFarland & Co Inc
Country
United States
Published
27 February 2006
Pages
268
ISBN
9780786423309

Inside the Ring: Essays on Wagner’s Opera Cycle

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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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