Inside the Ring

Essays on Wagner's Opera Cycle

By: John Louis DiGaetani (Editor)

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Paperback | 13 March 2006

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Once tainted by association with Hitler and Nazism, Richard Wagner''s work has experienced an international cultural renaissance in the last 25 years. His magnum opus, Der Ring des Nibelungen, which took him over 20 years to finish, is a complex tale with themes of greed, corruption and loss, spun out in more than 16 hours of powerfully moving opera. This book, with provocative essays for both the uninitiated and the seasoned fan, examines Wagner''s Ring cycle from a wide array of modern perspectives.

Divided into six parts, this anthology first offers a foundation for the Ring, with a chronology and an introduction, along with a look at Wagner as an enterprising marketer. Part Two explores different interpretations of the Ring, with reference to politics, romanticism and international inspirations. Part Three studies the complex relationship between Wagner''s Ring and Germany, with a summary of the opera''s influence on German culture and a discussion of its Munich premiere. Part Four offers a production history, including studies of the Ring''s effects in America and its influence on world literature. Part Five provides a technical examination of language in the Ring, as well as an interview with the famous Wagnerian soprano Jane Eaglen. The book concludes with an essay on the trouble with Wagnerian opera and an overview of the recorded Ring on disc, video and print.

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"I can aver that I found much to enjoy and learn here. For instance, the interview with Eaglen alone is worth the price of the book...Inside the Ring contains many nuggets of gold, not the least of which is the bibliography, which lists audio and video resources, books, librettos, and music-Wagner Notes.

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Non-Fiction Arts & Entertainment Music Music Styles & Genres Western Classical Music & Opera Opera Romantic Music from 1830 to 1900 History General & World History Society & Culture Popular Beliefs & Controversial Knowledge Folklore Studies / Study of Myth (Mythology)

Introduction : the cycles in the cycle	p. 1
The golden Ring in a golden age	p. 33
Selling the Ring : Richard Wagner's "enterprise"	p. 51
Gold rules : the politics of Wagner's Ring	p. 69
Romanticism in the Ring	p. 95
The Ring : an Italian dream set in Switzerland	p. 125
Wagner's Ring and German culture : performances and interpretations on and off stage	p. 133
Wagner's Ring premiere in Munich	p. 151
Transgression and taboo : eros, marriage, and incest in Die Walkure	p. 163
A select production history of the Ring	p. 173
The Ring in America	p. 189
Wagnerian opera's influence on world literature	p. 205
The language of the Ring	p. 213
An interview with Jane Eaglen	p. 223
The trouble with Wagner	p. 227
The Ring on disc and on video	p. 229
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