Richard Wagner : Werk und Wirkungen / His Works and their Impact
Editor
Summary, in English
This anthology, written in English and German, is a report from the symposium "Richard Wagner - Werk und Wirkungen / His Works and their Impact" held in Stockholm, 27-29 January, 2013, arranged by the Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities, together with the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, the Royal Swedish Opera, and the University College of Opera in Stockholm.
The authors offer a wide variety of perspectives from different countries and several disciplines, and focus on myth in Wagner, his female characters, his dramaturgy and his comic opera, as well as Wagner's affinities with Bellini, hermann levi, Franz Liszt and Thomas Mann. The staging and singing of Wagner in Sweden is preseted, as is his influence on Swedish opera composers, his presence in Swedish fiction and how he is used for biographical identification. Wagner's influence and inspriation on music, literature, and personal life is problematised.
The authors offer a wide variety of perspectives from different countries and several disciplines, and focus on myth in Wagner, his female characters, his dramaturgy and his comic opera, as well as Wagner's affinities with Bellini, hermann levi, Franz Liszt and Thomas Mann. The staging and singing of Wagner in Sweden is preseted, as is his influence on Swedish opera composers, his presence in Swedish fiction and how he is used for biographical identification. Wagner's influence and inspriation on music, literature, and personal life is problematised.
Department/s
Publishing year
2014
Language
English
Publication/Series
Kungl. vitterhets historie och antikvitetsakademien. Konferenser
Volume
86
Document type
Book
Publisher
Kungliga Vitterhets- historie- och antikvitetsakademien
Topic
- Religious Studies
Keywords
- Richard Wagner
- Cosima Wagner
- myth
- opera
- fiction
- staging
- singing
Status
Published
ISBN/ISSN/Other
- ISSN: 0348-1433
- ISBN: 978-91-7402-425-8