- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Amadeus Press; 1 edition (September 1, 2013)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 1574674412
- ISBN-13: 978-1574674415
Richard Wagner: The Lighter Side appeals to classical music and opera
enthusiasts in general, but particularly the many thousands of members
of the 135 Wagner Societies around the world. There are many books about
every aspect of Wagners life and works, but none hasfocused on the
trivia, the interesting facts, anecdotes, and quotations about the man
and his operas. For more than twenty years, Terry Quinn has collected
information on each of Wagners 13 completed operas and the difficulties
encountered in staging them; famous Wagnerian directors, conductors, and
singers; key persons in the composers life, especially the women, not
to mention the dysfunctional Wagner family; Wagners visits to London;
the festival and theater he created in Bavaria; and a great deal more.
Also included are interviews with current Wagnerian scholars. Richard
Wagner: The Lighter Side contains more than 300 tidbits and features,
ranging from a few paragraphs to several pages. The light side of the
book is immediately apparent via its lively headings, as well as its
fascinating tales of the fanatical enthusiasts who travel the world to
see Wagners operas performed. Illustrations include photographs, dozens
of contemporary caricatures, beautiful postage stamps on Wagnerian
subjects, and other reproductions of ephemera.
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