Henry Edward Krehbiel

A Second Book of Operas Henry Edward Krehbiel

Book Excerpt: ...uchadnezzar, Judas Maccabseus, Jephtha and his Daughter, Judith, Esther, Athalia, CHAPTER IIIRUBINSTEIN AND HIS "GEISTLICHE OPER"Anton Rubinstein and his ideals, An ambition to emulate Wagner, The Tower of Babel," The composer's theories and strivings, et seq.--Dean Stanley, "Die Makkabaer," Sulamith," Christus," "Das verlorene Paradies," "Moses," Action and stage directions, New Testament stories in opera, The Prodigal Son, Legendary material and the story of the Nativity, Christ dramas, Hebbel and Wagner, Parsifal,"CHAPTER IV"SAMSON ET DALILA"The predecessors of M. Saint-Saens, Voltaire and Rameau, Duprez and Joachim Raff, History of Saint-Saens's opera, et seq.--Henri Regnault, First performances, As oratorio and opera in New York, An inquiry into the story of Samson, Samson and Herakles, The Hebrew hero in legend, A true type for tragedy, Mythological interpretations, Sa...