Invitation to the Opera sleeping beauty Exploring the Ring

Exploring the Ring

PNB's celebrated

Though his influence on the development of European music is indisputable

Making use of the very latest scholarship - much of it undertaken by the author himself in connection with his editorship of The Wagner Journal - Millington reassesses received notions about Wagner and his work

this book unearths original material from Petipa's 63 years in Russia

Invitation to the Opera sleeping beauty Exploring the RingIntroduces the uninitiated to the mysteries of opera and helps more experienced buffs expand their understanding and deepen their appreciation of the art form. John Louis DiGaetani teaches English at Hofstra University. He has several published works on British literature, modern literature, and the links between literature and music. His published works include Richard Wagner: New Light on a Musical Life, Richard Wagner and the Modern British Novel,