Wagner's Meistersinger: performance, history, representation

Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg has been one of the most performed operas ever since its premiere in 1868. It was adopted as Germany's national opera ("Nationaloper"), not least because of its historical coincidence with the unification of Germany under Bismarck i...

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Weitere Verfasser: Vazsonyi, Nicholas 1963- (HerausgeberIn)
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Veröffentlicht: Rochester, N.Y. University of Rochester Press 2002
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Zusammenfassung:Richard Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg has been one of the most performed operas ever since its premiere in 1868. It was adopted as Germany's national opera ("Nationaloper"), not least because of its historical coincidence with the unification of Germany under Bismarck in 1871. The first section of this volume, "Performing Meistersinger," contains three commissioned articles from internationally respected artists - a conductor (Peter Schneider), a stage director (Harry Kupfer) and a singer (Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau), all experienced in the performance of this unusually demanding 5-hour work. The second section, "Meistersinger and History," examines both the representation of German history in the opera and the way the opera has functioned in history through political appropriation and staging practice. The third section, "Representations," is the most eclectic, exploring in the first place the problematic question of genre from the perspective of a theatrical historian. The chronic issue of Wagner's chief opponent, Eduard Hanslick, and his musical and dramatic representation in the opera as Beckmesser, is then addressed, as are gender issues, and Wagner's own utterances concerning the opera. Contributors: Nicholas Vazsonyi, Peter Schneider, Harry Kupfer, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hans Rudolf Vaget, Lutz Koepnick, David B. Dennis, Klaus Van Den Berg, Thomas S. Grey, Lydia Goehr, Eva Rieger, Peter H©yng. Nicholas Vazsonyi is associate professor of German and comparative literature, University of South Carolina
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Climing Mount Everest : on conducting Die Meistersinger / P. Schneider -- We must finally stop apologizing for Die Meistersinger! : a conversation with Harry Kupfer / H. Kupfer -- Richard Wagner's cobbler poet / D. Fischer-Dieskau -- The dangers of satisfaction : on songs, rehearsals, and repetition in Die Meistersinger / L. Goehr -- Sterescopic vision : sight and community in Die Meistersinger / L. Koepnick -- The most German of all German operas : Die Meistersinger through the lens of Third Reich / D.B. Dennis -- http://worldwidewagner.richard.de : an interview with the composer conserning history, nation, and Die Meistersinger / P. Höyng -- Die Meistersinger as comedy : the performative and social signification of genre / K. van den Berg -- Masters and their critics : Wagner, Hanslick, Beckmesser, and Die Meistersinger / T.S. Grey -- Du warst mein Feind von je : the Beckmesser controversy revisited / H.R. Vaget -- I married Eva : gender construction and Die Meistersinger / E. Rieger
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (vi, 247 Seiten)
ISBN:9781580466165
DOI:10.1017/9781580466165

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