Publisher's Synopsis
Wagner Opera Stories is a book edited by Grace Edson Barber that provides a collection of stories from the operas of Richard Wagner. The book includes summaries of the plots, characters, and music of ten of Wagner's most famous operas, including The Flying Dutchman, Tannh�����user, Lohengrin, Tristan and Isolde, The Ring of the Nibelung, and Parsifal. Each story is accompanied by illustrations and photographs of productions of the operas, as well as historical and cultural context to help readers better understand the works. Wagner Opera Stories is a great resource for anyone interested in opera, Wagner's music, or German culture and history.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
