| Series |
Cambridge opera handbooks
Cambridge opera handbooks. ^A127792
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| Contents |
The sources and genesis of the text -- Synopsis -- Sachs, Beckmesser and Mastersong -- Sachs and Schopenhauer / by Lucy Beckett -- Richard Wagner and Hans Sachs / by Michael Tanner -- Die Meistersingers: naïve or sentimental art? / by Lucy Beckett -- Wahn, words and music -- Stage history / by Patrick Carnegy -- Appendices. The Wahn monologue ; Sach's final address ; The original Prize song. |
| Abstract |
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg [Nuremberg] is Wagner's only mature comedy, and one of the richest and most profound in the history of music. This book presents an informative and stimulating study of an opera that occupies a particular place in music lovers' affections, yet always has more to reveal. The author traces the evolution of the work from plans for a light comic opera, through all the drafts and the literary influences on them, into the eventual comedy; and he then studies the music in depth. He also gives an account of what Wagner found in the historical Mastersingers and their music. Lucy Beckett explores the influence of Schopenhauer on the work, and examines the complexity of its expressive methods. Michael Tanner suggests new ways of interpreting the opera's inner and outer worlds. There is a history of significant productions by Patrick Carnegy. The volume includes a full synopsis, bibliography and three appendices. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 168-172) and index. |
| LCCN | 93039615 |
| ISBN | 0521444446 |
| ISBN | 0521448956 (pbk.) |
