The Flying Dutchman (Black Dog Opera Library) - Hardcover

Wagner, Richard; Levine, Robert

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1579122396 ISBN 13: 9781579122393

Verlag: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc, 2002

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An extraordinary marriage of music and words in a popularly priced package: a book which provides the history of this famous opera and its composer, plus the complete libretto in its original German and an English translation with annotated commentary. Inside the front and back cover of the book are 2 music CDs containing a top performance of the opera. The Flying Dutchman, a dark myth of a cursed sailor and his eventual liberation from eternal suffering, was one of Wagner's early operas. In it, we see the beginnings of the composer's groundbreaking style, embedded in powerful music and haunting poetry. * Complete multi-media guide to understanding & appreciating the opera: - the complete opera on two CDs - the complete libretto with annotations - - a critical historical commentary - photographs of historic performances - * CDs feature performances by Alfred Muff, Ingrid Haubold, Erich Knodt, Peter Seiffert, Jorge Hering and Marga Schiml. * Biographical/background information.

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The Flying Dutchman
Richard Wagner
THIS BOOK AND CD PACKAGE INCLUDES:

• TWO COMPACT DISCS WITH THE COMPLETE OPERA IN THREE ACTS
• PERFORMANCES BY ALFRED MUFF, INGRID HAUBOLD, ERICH KNODT, PETER SEIFFERT, JORGE HERING AND MARGA SCHMIL
• THE COMPLETE LIBRETTO IN GERMAN WITH AN ENGLISH TRANSLATION
• RUNNING ANNOTATED COMMENTARY ON THE MUSIC, THE LIBRETTO AND THE PERFORMANCE
• BIOGRAPHICAL AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON THE FLYING DUTCHMAN, WAGNER AND THE MUSIC AND THE CULTURE OF TIME

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• Verlag: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1579122396
• ISBN 13: 9781579122393
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 118
• Herausgeber: Levine Robert