Wagner and Wagnerism in Nineteenth-Century Sweden, Finland, and the Baltic Provinces: Reception, Enthusiasm, Cult

by Hannu Salmi

Wagner and Wagnerism in Nineteenth-Century Sweden, Finland, and the Baltic Provinces explores how Wagner's operas were performed and received in the theaters of Stockholm and other cities of the region and how excerpts from them were arranged for amateur performances in private homes. Wagner's music and his polemical writings aroused lively discussion around the Baltic, as they did everywhere else in the Western world. Thanks to detailed accounts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1580462073
• ISBN13: 9781580462075
• Release Date: November 2005
• Publisher: University of Rochester Press
• Length: 327 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.4" x 9.2"