Authentic Librettos of the Wagner Operas

by Richard Wagner

Complete parallel German and English texts, with music of the principal airs, of 10 operas by Wagner: The Flying Dutchman, Tannhauser, Lohengrin, Tristan and Isolde, Meistersinger, Parsifal, and the Ring of the Nibelungs: Rheingold, Walkure, Siegfried, and Gotterdammerung.

Genres: Music

470 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1938

About the author

Germanic legends often based romantic operas of especially known composer Richard Wagner, who worked Tannhäuser (1845) and the tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen (1853-1876).

From 1872, Richard Wagner lived at Bayreuth to 1883 and designed the opera house, used chiefly for performances of his works.

Works of Jacques Martin Barzun include Darwin, Marx, Wagner (1941).

Wilhelm Richard Wagner conducted, directed theater, and authored essays, primarily for his later called "music dramas." Unlike most other greats, Wagner wrote the scenario and libretto.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard...

Reviews

[Volsung]

A truly excellent, splendid collection (sadly out of print) of the full librettos of Richard Wagner's operas, with the original German text and English translation in parallel columns. The brilliance, delight and poignancy of the librettos themselves go without saying; the English translation is a beauty -- its archaic nature is dignified and poetic. A wonderful book to have. The operas are: "Der Fliegende Hollander" (The Flying Dutchman), "Tannhäuser," "Lohengrin," "Das Rheingold," "Die Walküre" (The Valkyrie), "Siegfried," "Götterdämmerung" (The Twilight of the Gods), "Tristan und Isolde," "Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg," and "Parsifal."