Dimensions
138 x 216 x 25mm
Wagner's operas erupted into the 19th-century musical world. Almost single-handedly he changed opera from being an evening's entertainment to intense, sensuous, highly emotional musical drama. His work was passionate and psychologically complex with musical motifs to illustrate mood and character. A megalomaniac Jekyll and Hyde character, he died adulated and vilified equally. This is a loyal and entertaining guide using an unpretentious, jargon-free approach to Wagner's operas.
