Wagner outside the "Ring" : essays on the operas, their performance and their connections with other arts

Designed as a companion volume to 2006's Inside the Ring, which focused on the four operas comprising Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen, this new volume features more than a dozen original essays focusing on all of Wagner's non- Ring operas. Part One looks at the individual operas, including Der Fliegende Hollander, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Tristan und Isolde, Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg, and Parsifal. Part Two reveals the connections between Wagnerian opera and other arts, including dance, filmmaking, and fiction. Finally, Part Three examines Wagner's operas in performance, featuring interviews with mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung and heldentenor Ben Heppner, both well-known for their Wagnerian performances. The book includes many photographs from current productions by the Metropolitan Opera and other opera companies, along with bibliographies and a discography of recommended performances. Part One Looks At Individual Operas, Including Der Fliegende Holländer, Tannhäuser, Lohengrin, Tristan Und Isolde, Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg, And Parsifal. Part Two Reveals Connections Between Wagnerian Opera And Other Arts: Dance, Filmmaking, Written Fiction. Part Three Examines Wagner's Operas In Performance, Featuring Interviews With Performers Well-known For Their Wagnerian Roles. Includes Photographs And Discography--provided By Publisher. Pt. 1 : The Individual Operas. Tradition And The Individual Talent In Wagner's Juvenilia / Yvonne Nilges ; The Flying Dutchman : An Introduction / James K. Holman ; Deciphering The Flying Dutchman / Gregory Kershner ; Revelation And Obfuscation : Wagner's Readings In Romanticism For Tannhäuser / Steven R. Cerf ; Romanticism In Tannhäuser And Lohengrin / Barbara Josephine Guenther ; Don't Ask : Faith, Magic, Knowledge, And Sources In Lohengrin / Lisa Feurzeig ; Tristan And Ecstasy / Hans Rudolf Vaget ; Infomercial In Three Acts : Die Meistersinger Von Nürnberg / Nicholas Vazsonyi ; Relativities : Einstein, Wagner, And Die Meistersinger / James K. Holman ; Musical Characterization In Parsifal : A Study Of Parsifal And Kundry / John J.h. Muller -- Pt. 2 : Wagnerian Opera And The Other Arts. Wagner And Dance : Tannhäuser And Beyond / Mary Cargill ; The Dream Organ : Wagner As A Proto-filmmaker / Hilan Warshaw ; Wagnerian References In The Fiction Of Willa Cather / Richard C. Harris -- Pt. 3 : Wagnerian Opera In Performance. Michelle Deyoung : An Interview / John Louis Digaetani ; Ben Heppner : An Interview / John Louis Digaetani ; The Silver Age Of Wagnerian Singing / Barbara Josephine Guenther. Edited By John Louis Digaetani. Companion Volume To 2006's Inside The Ring--p. [4] Of Cover. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Discography And Videography Of Recommended Performances: P. 255-257.