Richard Wagner: Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg

by John Warrack

Book Overview

Die Meistersinger von N?rnberg is Wagner's only mature comedy, and one of the richest and most profound in the history of music. This book presents an informative and stimulating study of an opera that occupies a particular place in music lovers' affections, yet always has more to reveal. John Warrack traces the evolution of the work from plans for a light comic opera, through all the drafts and the literary influences on them, into the eventual comedy;...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521448956
• ISBN13: 9780521448956
• Release Date: September 1994
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 188 Pages
• Weight: 0.57 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.5"