The Wagner Journal, March 2008, Volume 2, Number 1
The Wagner Journal, March 2008, Volume 2, Number 1
Features
Barry Emslie, Wagner: Race, Nation, Culture
John Deathridge, Public and Private Life: Scenes and Episodes from the Composition of Tristan und Isolde
Michael Dyson: ‘Do not speak of the Volsungs’: Brünnhilde’s Rescue of Sieglinde from Wotan
Richard Wagner, Autobiographical Sketch (to 1842), translated and annotated by Thomas Grey
Reviews (live performances)
Perfectly Balanced: Dominic McHugh gives his verdict on Covent Garden’s first Ring for over a decade
Reviews (CDs)
No Toast for Melba: David Breckbill appraises the final instalments of the Australian Ring
Class of ’56: David Breckbill assesses broadcast mementos of New Bayreuth
Reviews (DVDs)
Stuttgart Spins the Saga: Arnold Whittall gives a cautious welcome to an innovative cycle
Reviews (books)
Gold Standard: Mike Ashman relishes an exemplary commemoration of the Covent Garden Ring
Damage Control: Joachim Köhler discerns signs of a revisionist approach to Cosima
The Genius of the Place: Nicholas Baragwanath traces the sources of the exiled Wagner’s inspiration
The Folk on the Hill: A timely history of the Wagner family is evaluated by Tim Blanning