Rudolph Sabor
Götterdämmerung
Foreword Translating Wagner’s Ring The Story So Far Characters of Götterdämmerung Prologue Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Act I Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Act II Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Act III Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Survivors and Casualties Wagner’s Ring Road History of Götterdämmerung Bibliography Discography Videography Leitmotifs of Götterdämmerung
Siegfried
Foreword Translating Wagner’s Ring The Story So Far Characters of Siegfried Act I Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Much Ado about Fear Concluding Observations Act II Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Siegfried Abandoned! Act III Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Nothung, the Sword History of Siegfried Bibliography Discography Videography Leitmotifs of Siegfried
Die Walküre
Foreword Translating Wagner’s Ring The Story So Far Characters of Die Walküre Act I Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Act II Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Act III Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Command me, but not my works! History of Die Walküre Bibliography Discography Videography Leitmotifs of Die Walküre
Das Rheingold
Foreword Translating Wagner’s Ring Characters of Das Rheingold Scene 1 Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Transition Scene 2 Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Transition Scene 3 Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Transition Scene 4 Story, Action, Leitmotifs Libretto Postscript History of Das Rheingold Discography Videography Leitmotifs
Der Ring des Nibelungen
Foreword Translating Wagner’s Ring Wagner’s Life and Music Journey towards the Ring Wagner’s Sources for the Ring Genesis of the Ring The Wagnerian Leitmotif Characters of the Ring Synopsis of the Ring Performance History History of Composition Commentaries Then and Now The Ring Orchestra Bibliography Discography Videography Leitmotifs of the Ring
The Real Wagner
Acknowledgements List of illustrations Foreword by Wolfgang Wagner Chronology Principal Characters Introduction: The Real Wagner Prodigious Apprentice Wedded Wife and Magic Muse Eros Credit is Due The Pure Fool? Wagner’s Cosima Wagner in England and Almost in America Bounteous Protector and Beloved Friend The Bayreuth Miracle Envoi Sources and Abbreviations Index