Wagner's theatre : in search of a legacy / Patrick Carnegy ; with an introduction by John Deathridge.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carnegy, Patrick, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883--Dramaturgy.

Wagner, Richard.

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883--Performances.

Opera--Dramaturgy--19th century.

Opera.

Opera--Production and direction.

Tippett, Michael, 1905-1998.

Tippett, Michael.

Physical Description:

170 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, United Kingdom : The Lutterworth Press, 2024.

Summary:

"In Wagner's Theatre, Patrick Carnegy presents the turbulent story of Wagner and his interpreters over the course of the twentieth century. Carnegy gives vivid accounts of Gustav Mahler's radical reinvention of the Wagnerian stage, and of the post-war rehabilitation of Wagner and his work after Hitler's appropriation. He also offers sharply written reappraisals of those great Wagnerian conductors Klemperer, Toscanini, Karajan and Solti. Carnegy provides revealing accounts of the inside-workings of the Royal Opera House and of English National Opera at troubled points in their recent history. In a fascinating conversation with Sir Michael Tippett, the composer talks with unique authority about the problems facing would-be musical dramatists today. Wagner's Theatre is an essential insight into how interpretations of Wagner have developed, and how we can respond to them."--Publisher's website.

Contents:

1. Wagner and his Shakespeare

2. Reckoning up the Ring

3. Designs on the Ring

4. Tristan und Isolde, Vienna 1903

5. Damming the Rhine

6. Reinventing Wagner after Hitler

7. A Touch of Wagnermania

8. Toscanini: Champion of the Divine Art

9. Klemperer: Sufferings and Greatness

10. Karajan: The Conductor as Supreme Being

11. Solti: Still Climbing the Mountain

12. Phantom at the Royal Opera

13. Blood on the Carpet

14. Michael Tippett on Opera.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780718897406

0718897404

9780718897437

0718897439

OCLC:

1404445687

Publisher Number:

90100674285