Richard Wagner: Der Fliegende HolländerThomas S. Grey Cambridge University Press, 12. okt. 2000 - 229 sider This handbook provides an in-depth account of the origins, style, and performance history of Der fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), universally acknowledged as Wagner's first truly significant, original work. Designed for scholars, performers and the opera-going public, the book examines the biographical impulses behind the opera's conception, its place in the composer's career, its literary sources and production history. There is also a detailed survey of how generations of performers have interpreted the musical score. Rare pictures from important and influential productions complete this invaluable guide. |
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The return of the prodigal son Wagner and Der fliegende Hollander | 1 |
The sources and genesis of the text | 25 |
Text action and music | 36 |
Romantic opera as dramatic ballad Der fliegende Hollander and its generic contexts | 65 |
Landfall on the stage a brief production history | 92 |
Der fliegende Hollander in performance | 129 |
Canonizing the Dutchman Bayreuth Wagnerism and Der fliegende Hollander | 151 |
Appendices | 166 |
B Autobiographical texts and correspondence | 178 |
C Interpretation | 190 |
Notes | 201 |
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aesthetic Allegro angel Appendix aria artistic audience Ballad Bayreuth production Bayreuther Blätter Berlin Cavatina Chapter character chorus coda composer composer's conductors Cosima Cosima Wagner crew critical Daland Der fliegende Holländer dramatic ballad dream Dresden duet Dutchman motive Dutchman's ship early Emmy Destinn Erik Erik's figure final Fitzball's fliegende Holländer Flying Dutchman formance Foucher French genre gestures girls Harry Kupfer Heine's Herz Illustrirte Zeitung Isolde Joachim Herz Klemperer Krolloper later legend Leipzig leitmotif letter libretto Lohengrin metronome marking Meyerbeer Minna monologue Munich music drama Musik Norwegian Opéra orchestral original overture Paris Parsifal performance phrase Pillet portrait première redemption refrain Révoil Richard Wagner Rienzi role Romantic opera Romantische Oper sailors salvation scene score Senta Senta's Ballad singers singing sketch song stage storm story Tannhäuser tempi tempo theatre thematic tion traditional Vaisseau fantôme vocal Wagnerian wandering whole Wieland Wieland Wagner woman