1993

Measure for Measure

List of characters Measure for Measure A problem play? The writer in his time The powerful and the powerless Justice and mercy Sex and sexuality The language of Measure for Measure Setting and staging William Shakespeare

Macbeth

List of characters Macbeth What is the play about The contexts of Macbeth Characters Witches and witchcraft The language of Macbeth Macbeth in performance William Shakespeare

Verdi

Early life at Bussetto Success and failure in Milan The journeyman Florence, London and Paris Return to Busseto Viva V.E.R.D.I. The new order The dark decade Indian Summer The last years Verdi as man and artist The Music The background From Oberto to Ernani The prison years The high noon Towards grand opera The final …

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Wagner’s Das Rheingold

Structural Outline of Das Rheingold Preliminaries The Documentary Sources The Forging of the Text Analytical Positions The Opera as a Whole Creatio ex Nihilo: The Prelude Scene One First Transformation and Scene Two Second Transformation and Scene Three Third Transformation and Scene Four Summary and Conclusion Appendix: Transcriptions from Wagner’s Complete Draft

The Major Enigma

Longfellow Road Brixton Banking and Local Government Marriage, Family and the Hunt for a Seat Huntingdon Early Years in Parliament Senior Whip and Social Security Chief Secretary Foreign Secretary Chancellor Leadership Contest Prime Minister Election Black Wednesday Autumn of Problems Still More Gloom Epilogue