Richard Wagner: 183 books

Get to know the beliefs and practices inspired by Jesus Christ Discover what it means to be a Christian and follow the gospel Curious about Christianity? This friendly guide helps you understand the basic teachings of the Christian faith, exploring the common ground that all Christians...

The recent economic crisis in the United States has highlighted a crisis of understanding. In this volume, Bradley C. S. Watson and Joseph Postell bring together some of America's most eminent thinkers on political economy—an increasingly overlooked field wherein political ideas and economic theories...

Author Mitch Anthony has been recognized as the voice of conscience for the financial services industry. For more than a decade, he has shown advisors how building authentic, genuine relationships can serve clients' best interests and build heathly—and financially successful—practices at the same...

A Norwegian brig is driven out of her course on the homeward voyage, and near the rockbound Norwegian Coast meets with the phantom ship of the "Flying Dutchman." Daland, the captain of the Norwegian vessel, enters into a compact with the "Flying Dutchman" whose identity, however,...

Longfellow, the bravest and noblest weiner dog in the world… As our story begins, Longfellow is a puppy learning how to be a good friend to his human companions, Old Henry and Henry’s nurse Miss O’weeza Tuffy.  By the end, he has grown old himself, but is still ready for one final...

A rocky cavern in a wood, in which stands a naturally formed smith's forge, with big bellows. Mime sits in front of the anvil, busily hammering at a sword.] Mime [Who has been hammering with a small hammer, stops working.] Slavery! worry! Labour all lost! The strongest sword That ever I forged, That...

Are you baffled by the Book of Revelation? Understand the purpose, key themes, and symbolism of the most fascinating book in the Bible with The Book of Revelation For Dummies, an easy-to-understand guide that will help you grasp the enduring messages of Revelation and apply them to your life. You...

Unabridged score of composer's last opera, renowned for splendid music and glowing orchestration. Deeply personal treatment of the legend of the Holy Grail, themes of sacred and profane love, innocence and purity, remorse and sexual renunciation. Reprint of authoritative C. F. Peters edition, including list of characters and contents in both German and English.

John Doran wrote to the United States Bureau of Pensions toward the end of his life with a pleading message: I have been compelled to cease all work, and I am unable to support myself and family on the small pension allowed me. I am a broken-down old man and pray for an increase. It...

YSEULT et BRANGAINE, Un jeune MATELOT invisible et dont la voix semble venir du haut du mât. LE MATELOT. Vers l’ouest, L’œil tourne et vire ; Vers l’est, Fuit mon navire ; Adieu, la belle, et pour toujours ! Ainsi finissent nos amours ! Sous...

Après avoir parlé des décorations et des effets de lumière, le maître passe à ce qui concerne le jeu des chanteurs: Je m’adresse donc exclusivement aux acteurs, et parmi eux surtout, à celui qui est chargé du rôle d’homme principal «Le Hollandais», qui est si difficile. C’est de l’heureuse...

Les principes d’après lesquelles sont établies les traductions musicales equirythmiques d’Alfred Ernst, sont maintenant trop connus pour qu’il soit utile de les exposer à nouveau. En publiant sa version du Crépuscule des dieux nous croyons seulement devoir reproduire les quelques...

Nicht weniger als 37 Jahre - mehr als Wagners halbes Leben - vergehen vom ersten Gedanken an eine Oper "Parsifal" bis zu ihrer Uraufführung in Bayreuth im Jahre 1882 - es war Wagners letztes Bühnenwerk vor seinem Tode am 13. Februar 1883. Der Musikverlag Schott in Mainz erwirbt Parsifal für 100.000...