Accompanying compact discs (issued in pocket inside back cover) contain selections from BMG recordings

Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-217)

Introduction : what's all the fuss? -- Setting the stage : Wagner's emergence as an artist -- Navigating a way into Wagner : Der Fliegende Holländer -- What kind of love to sing? Tannhäuser -- Making contact : the tragedy of Lohengrin -- The world's breath : Tristan und Isolde -- A touch of madness : the creative spirit and Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg -- Total artistic clarity : an overview of the Ring Cycle -- Shimmering enigmas : Das Rheingold -- The heart of the matter : Die Walküre -- Coming of age : Siegfried -- In the end is the beginning : Götterdämmerung -- Made wise through compassion : Wagner's swan song Parsifal

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