Wagner Outside the Ring

<p> Designed as a companion volume to 2006's <I>Inside the Ring</I> which focused on the four operas comprising Richard Wagner's <I>Der Ring des Nibelungen</I> this new volume features more than a dozen original essays focusing on all of Wagner's non-<I>Ring</I> operas. Part One looks at the individual operas including <I>Der Fliegende Hollander Tannhauser Lohengrin Tristan und Isolde Die Meistersinger von Nurnberg</I> and <I>Parsifal.</I> Part Two reveals the connections between Wagnerian opera and other arts including dance filmmaking and fiction. Finally Part Three examines Wagner's operas in performance featuring interviews with mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung and heldentenor Ben Heppner both well-known for their Wagnerian performances. The book includes many photographs from current productions by the Metropolitan Opera and other opera companies along with bibliographies and a discography of recommended performances.</p>