Was Richard Wagner a Nationalistic Composer?
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Was Richard Wagner a Nationalistic Composer?
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Was Richard Wagner a Nationalistic Composer?
Preface: 0:20
I'll give you a rundown of Wagner's 12 operas [which I already have in my previous videos] and discuss which one of them shows nationalistic traits and which do not, so as to expound my premise.
Die Feen aka The Fairies [opera score has been lost. Most likely burned down along with Hitler in his bunker.] takes place in a Tolkeinesque fantasy world with no specific geographical location -- nothing to do with Germany or Germans, 2:44
Das Liebesverbot is based on Shakespeare's Measure for Measure and takes place in Italy, Sicily to be exact, so has nothing to do with Germany or Germans, 3:40
Rienzi, just like Das Liebesverbot, takes place in Italy, or Rome to be more exact -- nothing to do with Germany or Germans, 4:00
The Flying Dutchman is about a Dutch sea captain and takes place in the coast of Norway -- nothing to do with Germany or Germans, 4:20
Tannhauser takes place in Germany and is 100% German. narrative centers around a Teutonic Knight and poet, 5:02
Lohengrin takes place in Brabant, modern day Belgium/Netherland only has little to do with Germany or Germans, 5:15
Tristan und Isolde -- Briton/Celtic legend mythology and has nothing to do with Germany or Germans, 6:20
The Mastersingers from Nuremburg -- is about Germans and takes place in Nuremburg, Germany. "France" -- English, "France" -- French, "Frankreich" -- German, which translates into Reign of the Franks, just thought I'd explain my little farce about the Franks being Germans or not? 7:02
The Ring of the Nibelung [Das Rheingold, Die Valkyrie, Siegfried, Gotterdammerung -- takes place in Germany, and is partially about Germans, though mostly about Viking and Norse characters, 9:00
A little bit on Norse and Viking philology and translations:
Siegfried is the German translation from the Norse name, Sigurd
Brunhilde is the German translation from the Norse name, Brunhild
Gunther is the German translation from the Norse name, Gunnarr
Gudrun is the German translation from the Norse name, Kriemhild
Wotan is the German translation from the Norse name, Odin
Hagen is the German translation from the Norse name, Hogni
Parsifal -- Arthurian Legend concerning the Knight's quest for the Holy Grail and has nothing to do with Germany or Germans, 10:54
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