Richard Wagner and Festival Theatre

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Simon Williams

Book Code: B3608

ISBN: 0-275-93608-2

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-93608-2

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208 pages, photographs

Praeger Paperback

Publication: 3/30/1994

List Price: $27.95 (UK Sterling Price: £16.95)

Availability: Print on demand

Media Type: Paperback

Trim Size: 6 1/8 X 9 1/4

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Description: In contrast to most books on Richard Wagner, this biography focuses primarily on Wagner as an important figure in the development of the theatre. While his contribution to music history has been exhaustively documented and analyzed, his theatrical ventures, in particular the founding of the Bayreuth Festival, have not been the object of much research by English-speaking theatre historians. Nevertheless, the Festival was a crucial event in the development of the European theatre as it established the paradigm for all modern theatre and music festivals, while the Festival Theatre itself has provided the most widely imitated architectural configuration in 20th-century theatre building.

Table of Contents:

Illustrations
Preface
List of Abbreviations
Chronology of Wagner's Life
The Fiery Conformist
Bohemian in Paris
Kapellmeister in Dresden
Revolutionary in Exile
Romantic in Exile
The King's Friend
The Master of Bayreuth
The Dying Mage
Wagner's Legacy
Index

LC Card Number: 93-34081

LCC Class: ML140

Dewey Class: 782.1


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