18 books like Der Ritt der Walkuren
Overture to Tannhauser
The operas of the German composer Richard Wagner had a revolutionary influence on the course of Western music. Unlike most opera composers, Wagner wrote both the libretto and the music for each of his works. He went on to revolutionise the music form through his concept of the Gesamtkunstwerk (total work of art), by which he sought to synthesise the poetic, visual, musical and dramatic arts, with…
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An English translation of Parsifal, the sacred festival drama by Richard Wagner
"Parsifal," holiday matinee February 22, 1940 for the benefit of Children's Health Service of the New York Diet Kitchen Association (Inc. 1873).
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Don Giovanni
"The English National Opera Guides were originally conceived in partnership with the English National Opera and edited by Nicholas John, the ENO's dramaturg, who died tragically in an accident in the Alps. Most of the guides are devoted to a single opera, which is described in detail—with many articles that cover its history and information about the composer and his times. The complete libretto…
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Richard Wagner über Tristan und Isolde
This libretto contains the original German text and an English translation of the opera by Richard Wagner. It tells the story of a princess who is forced into an arranged marriage with a king, but has fallen in love with another man.
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Beggar's opera
The beggar's opera, John Gay. Revised version of http://ota.ox.ac.uk/id/1796 . The beggar's opera Gay, John, 1685-1732 Bear, Richard s.n. s.l. [1765]
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Manon Lescaut
Set in France and Louisiana in the early 18th century, the story follows the hero, the Chevalier des Grieux, and his lover, Manon Lescaut. Des Grieux comes from noble and landed family, but forfeits his hereditary wealth and incurs the disappointment of his father by running away with Manon. In Paris, the young lovers enjoy a blissful cohabitation, while Des Grieux struggles to satisfy Manon's…
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Comus
From what I have found it is about a woman who is kidnapped by a Greek god. Where she is tempted numerous times by him but decides to refrain from temptation. Her brothers who she was traveling with meet another being who tells them how to help their sister, but the question is will they be able to save her before she gives in.
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Burya
Adapted from Shakespeare.
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The gentle shepherd
The Gentle Shepherd
Allan Ramsay, scottish poet, playwright and publisher (1686-1758)
This ebook presents «The Gentle Shepherd», from Allan Ramsay. A dynamic table of contents enables to jump directly to the chapter selected.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
-01- ABOUT THIS BOOK
-02- PREFACE
-03- THE LIFE OF ALLAN RAMSAY
-04- REMARKS ON THE WRITINGS OF ALLAN RAMSAY
-05- ESSAY ON RAMSAY'S GENTLE SHEPHERD
-06-…
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Fröken Julie
In a post-Apartheid kitchen, a single night, both brutal and tender, unfolds between a black farm laborer, his master's daughter, and the woman who has raised them both. John and Mies Julie spiral into a deadly battle over power, sexuality and memory.
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Salomé
Salome is a tragedy by Oscar Wilde. The original 1891 version of the play was in French. Three years later an English translation was published. The play tells in one act the Biblical story of Salome, stepdaughter of the tetrarch Herod Antipas, who, to her stepfather's dismay but to the delight of her mother Herodias, requests the head of Jokanaan (John the Baptist) on a silver platter as a…
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Cyrano de Bergerac
A Representation at the Hotel de Bourgogne. The hall of the Hotel de Bourgogne, in 1640. A sort of tennis-court arranged and decorated for a theatrical performance. The hall is oblong and seen obliquely, so that one of its sides forms the back of the right foreground, and meeting the left background makes an angle with the stage, which is partly visible. On both sides of the stage are benches.…
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She Stoops To Conquer
She Stoops to Conquer is a comedy by the Anglo-Irish author Oliver Goldsmith, first performed in London in 1773.
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The blue bird
A brother and sister search for happiness.
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The Toy-Shop; a Dramatick Satire
The FICTION & PROSE LITERATURE collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. The collection provides readers with a perspective of the world from some of the 18th and 19th century’s most talented writers. Written for a range of audiences, these works are a treasure for any curious reader looking to see the world through the eyes of ages past. Beyond the main body of…
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Sophoclis tragoediae
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Sophocle
This comprehensive eBook presents significant works of this famous and brilliant writer in one ebook - easy-to-read and easy-to-navigate: • Plays of Sophocles: Oedipus the King; Oedipus at Colonus; Antigone• Oedipus King of Thebes• The Seven Plays in English Verse• Antigone• Aias• King Oedipus• Electra• The Trachinian Maidens• Philoctetes• Specimens of Greek Tragedy — Aeschylus and Sophocles,…
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Eschyle
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