Project Gutenberg 2005-10-09 Public domain in the USA. 94 Guerber, H. A. (Hélène Adeline) 1859 1929 Guerber, Helene Adeline Guerber, Hélène Adeline Stories of the Wagner Opera Reading ease score: 57.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Daniel Emerson Griffith and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Stories of the Wagner Opera" by H. A. Guerber is a collection of narrative sketches written in the late 19th century. It serves as an accessible introduction to the operatic works of Richard Wagner, outlining the stories and themes of his notable operas. Through its concise retellings, the book aims to illuminate the dramatic narratives and complex characters that Wagner crafted for the stage. At the start of this collection, the author presents a preface that clarifies the intent behind these sketches: to provide readers with a clear outline of Wagner's operas. The opening section focuses on "Rienzi, the Last of the Tribunes," detailing the tumultuous political landscape of 14th century Rome and introducing the protagonist, Rienzi, who rises to rally the oppressed citizens against the corrupt nobility. Guerber depicts the challenges faced by Rienzi, including personal tragedy and the struggle for power, setting the stage for a narrative filled with themes of popular revolt, idealistic ambition, and the consequences of unchecked authority. This initial insight sets a tone for the rest of the collection, where each opera's story is summarized with clarity and engaging detail. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Operas -- Stories, plots, etc. Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883 -- Stories, plots, etc. ML Text Opera Browsing: Music Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 286727 286740 2024-10-07T12:39:04.870047 2023-09-08T03:39:13.921846 text/html text/html 288145 2020-12-12T16:54:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 761526 2020-12-12T16:54:52 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 776258 2024-10-07T12:39:10.028036 application/epub+zip 778585 2024-10-07T12:39:05.993050 application/epub+zip 140506 2024-10-07T12:39:05.451051 application/epub+zip 874032 2024-10-07T12:39:13.004018 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 838183 2024-10-07T12:39:09.438998 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 210228 2022-09-08T07:52:12.324760 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242269 242145 2024-10-07T12:39:04.041046 2023-09-08T03:39:13.216793 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 242024 2020-12-12T16:54:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 91979 2020-12-12T16:54:52 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 242078 2020-12-12T16:54:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 91937 2020-12-12T16:54:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21820 2024-10-07T12:39:13.145994 application/rdf+xml 16613 2024-10-07T12:39:05.533035 image/jpeg 2153 2024-10-07T12:39:05.492053 image/jpeg 760818 2024-10-07T12:39:04.931033 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia