Description - Wagner's Theatre: In Search of a Legacy by Patrick Carnegy
In Wagner's Theatre, Patrick Carnegy presents the turbulent story of
Wagner and his interpreters over the course of the twentieth century. Carnegy
gives vivid accounts of Gustav Mahler's radical reinvention of the Wagnerian
stage, and of the post-war rehabilitation of Wagner and his work after Hitler's
appropriation. He also offers sharply written reappraisals of those great
Wagnerian conductors Klemperer, Toscanini, Karajan and Solti.
Carnegy provides revealing
accounts of the inside-workings of the Royal Opera House and of English
National Opera at troubled points in their recent history. In a fascinating
conversation with Sir Michael Tippett, the composer talks with unique authority
about the problems facing would-be musical dramatists today. Wagner's Theatre is an essential insight into how interpretations
of Wagner have developed, and how we can respond to them.
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