Richard Wagner, Composer of Operas
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Chapters (97)
- RICHARD WAGNER
- COMPOSER OF OPERAS BY
- JOHN F. RUNCIMAN
- LONDON G. BELL AND SONS, LTD. 1913
- TO HAROLD HODGE
- INTRODUCTION
- CONTENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I
- EARLY LIFE I
- II
- III
- IV
- CHAPTER II
- EARLY BOYHOOD I
- II
- III
- CHAPTER III
- EARLY LIFE (CONTINUED) I
- II
- III
- IV
- CHAPTER IV
- JUVENILE WORKS
- CHAPTER V
- PARIS I
- II
- III
- IV
- CHAPTER VI
- 'RIENZI' AND 'THE FLYING DUTCHMAN' I
- II
- III
- CHAPTER VII
- DRESDEN I
- II
- III
- CHAPTER VIII
- 'TANNHÄUSER' I
- II
- III
- IV
- CHAPTER IX
- 'LOHENGRIN' I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- CHAPTER X
- EXILE I
- II
- III
- CHAPTER XI
- 'TRISTAN AND ISOLDA' I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- CHAPTER XII
- 'THE MASTERSINGERS OF NUREMBERG' I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- VI
- VII
- CHAPTER XIII
- KING LUDWIG
- CHAPTER XIV
- 'THE NIBELUNG'S RING' AND 'THE RHINEGOLD' I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- CHAPTER XV
- 'THE VALKYRIE' I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- CHAPTER XVI
- 'SIEGFRIED' I
- II
- III
- IV
- V
- CHAPTER XVII
- 'THE DUSK OF THE GODS' I
- II
- CHAPTER XVIII
- 'PARSIFAL'; THE END; THE MAN I
- II
- III
- INDEX
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