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Richard Wagner and Festival Theatre
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Book Code: B3608
ISBN: 0-275-93608-2
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-93608-2
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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