Inside the Ring
Subtitle: essays on Wagner's opera cycle
By: edited by John Louis DiGaetani.
Contributors: DiGaetani, John Louis, 1943-
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 252
Subjects: Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883.
Description: "Once tainted by association with Hitler and Nazism, Richard Wagner's work has experienced an international cultural renaissance in the last 25 years. This book, with essays for both the uninitiated and the seasoned fan, examines Wagner's Ring cycle from a wide array of modern perspectives"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references, discography (p.   ), videography (p.   ), and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the cycles in the cycle / John Louis DiGaetani; title: The foundation. The golden Ring in a golden age / James K. Holman ; Selling the Ring : Richard Wagner's "enterprise" / Nicholas Vazsonyi; title: Interpretations. Gold rules : the politics of Wagner's Ring / Neil K. Friedman ; Romanticism in the Ring / Barbara J. Guenther ; The Ring : an Italian dream set in Switzerland / John Louis DiGaetani; title: The Ring and Germany. Wagner's Ring and German culture : performances and interpretations on and off stage / Steven Cerf ; Wagner's Ring premiere in Munich / Brigitte Heldt (translated by Gregory D. Kershner); title: Transgression and taboo : eros, marriage, and incest in Die Walküre / Gregory D. Kershner; title: Production and influence of the Ring. A select production history of the Ring / Erick Neher ; The Ring in America / Joann P. Krieg ; Wagnerian opera's influence on world literature / John Louis DiGaetani; title: The language and music of the Ring. The language of the Ring / Stewart Spencer ; An interview with Jane Eaglen / John Louis DiGaetani; title: Conclusion. The trouble with Wagner / John Louis Digaetani ; The Ring on disc and on video / Geoffrey Riggs.