Book contents
- Wagner in Context
- Composers in Context
- Wagner in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Musical Examples
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I Place
- II People
- III Politics, Ideas, and Bodies
- IV Life, Language, and the Ancient World
- V Music and Performance
- Chapter 29 Orchestration
- Chapter 30 Wagner and Analysis: Siegfried and the Rheinmaidens
- Chapter 31 The Scene of Grand Opera
- Chapter 32 Wagner on the Move
- Chapter 33 Stage Technology
- Chapter 34 Historic Stagings: 1876–1976
- VI Reception
- Further Reading
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Chapter 32 - Wagner on the Move
from V - Music and Performance
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 March 2024
- Wagner in Context
- Composers in Context
- Wagner in Context
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Musical Examples
- Contributors
- Acknowledgements
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- I Place
- II People
- III Politics, Ideas, and Bodies
- IV Life, Language, and the Ancient World
- V Music and Performance
- Chapter 29 Orchestration
- Chapter 30 Wagner and Analysis: Siegfried and the Rheinmaidens
- Chapter 31 The Scene of Grand Opera
- Chapter 32 Wagner on the Move
- Chapter 33 Stage Technology
- Chapter 34 Historic Stagings: 1876–1976
- VI Reception
- Further Reading
- Select Bibliography
- Index
Summary
This chapter explores the tension between mobility and immobility in the performance of Wagner’s works in the late nineteenth century, highlighting how their production beyond Europe (often by touring companies) and the growth of global Wagnerism took place alongside the growth of the Bayreuth enterprise, which increasingly fixed them in place, at least on an imaginative level. The chapter touches on key premiere dates for Wagner’s works beyond Europe, as well as Wagner’s own engagement with projects to present his works globally. It then turns to the touring opera companies that took Wagnerian music drama on the road (or rail, or wave), examining the challenges they faced in doing so.
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- Wagner in Context , pp. 321 - 330Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024