| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Siegfried. Libretto. English. |
| Included Work | Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Ring des Nibelungen. Siegfried. Libretto. German. |
| Included Work | Porter, Andrew, 1928-2015, translator. |
| Included Work | John, Nicholas, editor. |
| Other author/creator | English National Opera. |
| Other author/creator | Royal Opera House (London, England) |
| Series |
Opera guides ; 28
Opera guide ; 28. ^A176004
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| Contents |
Educating Siegfried / Ulrich Weisstein -- Siegfried: the music / Anthony Newcomb -- Siegfried in the context of Wagner's operatic writing / Derrick Puffett -- Thematic guide -- Siegfried / poem by Richard Wagner ; English translation by Andrew Porter -- Discography / Martin Hoyle. |
| Abstract |
Wagner wanted Siegfried, the third music drama in The Ring of the Nibelung, to be the most popular of the cycle. Despite its many beautiful and dramatic scenes, it has not fulfilled its composer's aspiration: Professor Ulrich Weisstein examines why. Professor Anthony Newcomb contributes a detailed analysis of Wagner's leitmotifs and the different purposes they fulfil. Derrick Puffett discusses how Wagner composed Tristan und Isolde and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in the eight-year hiatus between his beginning and completion of Siegfried's second act. The thematic guide complements those found in the other Opera Guides to The Ring Cycle. |
| General note | English translation by Andrew Porter. |
| General note | This Opera guide first published by John Calder (Publishers) Ltd in 1984. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (page 127). |
| Language | Text in English and German. |
| ISBN | 9780714544298 (paperback) |
