Richard Wagner and Festival Theatre
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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: while Bayreuth established the paradigm for all modern theatre and music festivals, the Festival Theatre itself has provided the most widely imitated architectural configuration in twentieth-century theatre building.
Table of Contents
Series Foreword by Josh Beer and Christopher Innes
Preface
List of Abbreviations
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 Magus
Wagner's Legacy
Chronology of Wagner's Life
Further Reading
Index
Product details
| Published | 23 Mar 1994 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 208 |
| ISBN | 9780275936082 |
| Imprint | Praeger |
| Dimensions | 235 x 156 mm |
| Series | Contributions in Drama and Theatre Studies: Lives of the Theatre |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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