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He Scars of Yggdrasill: A Comparative Study of the Conflict Between Selected Familial Relationships and the Will to Power in Richard Wagner's Der Ring Des Nibelungen
The purpose of this paper is to explore the conflict between power, politics and family relationships in Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen. Selected familial relationships between characters will be analyzed using various method, ...
This treatise examines two of Richard Strauss's and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's operatic trouser roles, Octavian (Der Rosenkavalier) and the Composer (Ariadne auf Naxos). The author will discuss the history and operatic traditions of cross...
The purpose of this project is to investigate the influence of eighteenth-century political life on Pietro Metastasio and his writing. This treatise will address questions like: What were the reforms Metastasio made in the structure of...
Tenor Fritz Wunderlich (1930-1966), one of Germany's most famous lyric tenors, died in a tragic accident at the height of his career. Wunderlich's professional career lasted only slightly more than ten years, but he left behind a vocal...
This treatise will focus on the solo art song literature of the Italian composer Franco Alfano (1875-1954). Although, Alfano composed a total of fifty-three solo vocal pieces, these works are not generally known and are deserving of more...
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