The New Grove Guide to Wagner and His Operas
Oxford University Press, 2006. First edition. Hardcover. A fine, fresh, unused copy of the first edition, first printing, in equally fine dust jacket. Hardcover. x+ 190 pp. with glossary, index of roles, listening guide and suggested reading list. Illustrated with period reproductions, photographs and with musical quotations in the text. "The New Grove Guide to Wagner and His Operas" brings readers the most comprehensive, up-to-date material available on Richard Wagner. Included is a summary of Wagner productions from 1876 to publication, a suggested listening and viewing guide, complete chronology of Wagnerian terms that will delight any opera-goer. In addition there are detailed entries on each of Wagner's operas, a main biographical section, and a group of separate articles on such topics as "Leitmotif' and " Gesamtkunstwerk" as well as an in-depth article on "Bayreuth". A volume that is quite difficult to find in hardcover. Fine / fine. Item #E35962
ISBN: 0195311280
Price: $79.95