The most controversial musical figure of the 19th century, Richard Wagner was a great literary, philosophical, and political activist. Drawing from contemporary

One of the most controversial figures in the history of ideas as well as music, Richard Wagner continues to stimulate debate whenever his works are performed. D

"Rushton has based this volume on articles in The New Grove Dictionary of Opera that feature information on the life of Mozart, his works, librettists, and inte

Wagner and his Operas is derived from the prestigious New Grove Dictionary of Opera, the world's leading reference work on opera. Wagner and his Operas brings t