The Ring: A Production History at the Royal Opera House - Hardcover

Snelson, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1840026022 ISBN 13: 9781840026023

Publisher: Oberon Books, 2006

Synopsis

A celebration of one of the greatest of operatic events at one of world's finest opera houses, this handsome full-colour hardback charts the story of Wagner’s Der Ring des Nibelungen at the Royal Opera House from its first staging in 1892 – conducted by Gustav Mahler – through to the increasingly controversial productions of the late 20th century.

This pictorial record, drawn from the Royal Opera House Collections, includes many images previously never published. Appendices list all the performers and their principal casting from 1892 on.

About this title

About the Author

John Snelson is Commissioning Editor at the Royal Opera House. He studied music at the universities of Nottingham, Redaing and Birmingham and has worked extensively in both music performance and publishing. He was a Senior Internal Editor for the New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians (second edition), to which he also contributed many articles.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oberon Books
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840026022
• ISBN 13: 9781840026023
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 182