聆赏乐剧歌剧22年全记录之七——瓦格纳其他乐剧简介(下)

Introduction to Wagner's Non-Ring Music Dramas(Part Ⅲ)

《纽伦堡的名歌手》 这是瓦格纳创作的唯——部喜剧性的乐剧,题材也取自鲜活的凡间故事,不像他的其他乐剧都与英雄传说或神仙鬼怪等等有关.这部三幕乐剧瓦格纳在1844年就列出了大纲,但等到1867年才全部完成;在这漫长的23年间,瓦格纳遍尝穷困苦难,包括长达18年的流放及政府追捕.但他时来运转,在创作的最后遭到新登基的“疯子国王”路德维希二世的垂青,

Wagner wrote 13 opera works throughout his life, but he thought the first 3 immature "student works," so they were never performed at the Bayreuth Festival. This present essay and the last two discuss Wagner's music dramas, but they cover only 10 works which have been performed at Bayreuth, known as the "Bayreuth Canon." This article is a general introduction to the six non-Ring works, not following their premiere times but in the order of importance in the opera field and the personal preference of the author.