10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ALBERICH»
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Alberich in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Geometry of the Plane Cremona Maps
This book provides a self-contained exposition of the theory of plane Cremona maps, reviewing the classical theory.
Maria Alberich-Carraminana,
2002
2
Writing Against Boundaries: Nationality, Ethnicity and ...
Underestimating that the lure of power could be stronger than the promise of
woman's love, the maidens are horrified when the love-hungry Alberich curses
love and steals the gold. Alberich's introduction in the first scene presents
character ...
Barbara Kosta, Helga Kraft,
2003
3
Mythology as Metaphor: Romantic Irony, Critical Theory, and ...
definition, properly be an instrument of power only to Alberich, who cursed love.
By being a symbol of love to Brunnhilde, it also seems a symbol (subjectively, of
course) of power. Ironically, the ring does not establish dichotomies as much as it
...
4
Treacherous Bonds and Laughing Fire: Politics and Religion ...
Should Alberich's promises prove impossible to fulfil, this marks the Tarnhelm's
owner all the more strongly as a modern political leader, averse in the 'new art of
[false?] divination'.105 Alberich's vengeful intention is that those who now serve ...
5
Vladimir's Carrot: Modern Drama and the Modern Imagination
The Niebelung is Alberich: the first real action in the work is his theft of the gold.
What happens to him in the end? One day, while Wagner was composing The
Twilight of the Gods, he told Cosima with satisfaction that 'today Alberich has ...
Alberich had spent most of his youth in the Karsite military schools training to be an officer.
7
The Lives of Dwarfs: Their Journey from Public Curiosity ...
In the first opera of that cycle, Das Rheingold (1869), the Rhinemaidens, who
guard the gold, tease and flirt with the dwarf Alberich. They inform him that
anyone who forges the gold into a ring can achieve world domination; the
Rhinemaidens ...
8
The Grove Book of Operas
As the tempo quickens, the falling semitone (ex.4) suggests the proximity of
greed, evil and servitude, while an obsessively repeated perversion of the Love
motif (ex.3) warns of the dangerous forces unleashed in Alberich by sexual
frustration.
Stanley Sadie, Laura Macy,
2006
9
The Turning Wheel: A Study of Contracts and Oaths in ...
Wotan and Alberich I have sketched above the relation between Wotan and
contracts on all levels of the Ring's social hierarchy except one, the level
inhabited by the dwarves. Wotan does not contract with any of the dwarves in the
way he ...
10
The New Grove Guide to Wagner and His Operas
In the depths of Nibelheim, Alberich is tormenting his weaker brother Mime, and
demands the magic Tarnhelm that he has forced him to make. The Tarnhelm (
represented by a mysterious-sounding motif on muted horns) renders its wearer ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ALBERICH»
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Berlin's next conductor called 'Jewish caricature'
A commentator for public radio and television broadcaster NDR described Petrenko as "the tiny gnome, the Jewish caricature of Alberich," a ... «Ynetnews, Jul 15»
Glimmerglass Festival Celebrates 40 Years
... scene with his critically acclaimed and gripping presentation of the Nibelung Alberich in the Metropolitan Opera's latest Wagner Ring cycle. «ithaca.com, Jun 15»
Artist turns yard sales into creative gold mines
Some of Alberich's recent pieces have been painted on metal, ... When he first started out, Alberich was working on abstract pieces using ... «Dothan Eagle, Jun 15»
Prurient is the special guest at Saint Vitus tonight -- updated tour dates
... just revealed as the special guest on Pitchfork's Show No Mercy Northside showcase which also includes Bell Witch, Akitsa and Alberich. «Brooklyn Vegan, Jun 15»
Pitchfork announce Northside shows with Fred Thomas, Bell Witch …
And day 2 is Pitchfork's Show No Mercy showcase (their metal column), and that one features Bell Witch, Akitsa, Alberich and special guests. «Brooklyn Vegan, May 15»
Skylight Music Theatre cleverly cuts Wagner's 'Ring' down to size
Tenor Robert Frankenberry does a brilliant multiple-duty job as the show's narrator, in the role of the dwarf Alberich, who dons disguises to ... «Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, May 15»
For opera duo, Sweeney Todd is a new venture after a difficult time
In Barcelona, Bryjak played Alberich and Radner sang Erda; she was supposed to appear in the Canadian Opera Company's Siegfried in ... «The Globe and Mail, Apr 15»
In 'Don Carlo' Productions, Singers Tease Out a King's Humanity
Making his role debut as the king, Mr. Owens brings to it the same honesty and vulnerability that made even his malignant Alberich in the Met's ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
HGO's Die Walküre Comes Complete With a Gang-Buster Finale …
But if Wotan, king of all gods, can reclaim the golden ring forged by vile dwarf Alberich, all might be well. Crafty Alberich placed a curse upon ... «Houston Press, Apr 15»
Jim Shaw's subconscious runs amok at Mass MoCA
... in one tightly constructed image, the Wagnerian figure of Alberich the Dwarf (surrounded by a whooshing vortex of black-and-white cartoon ... «Boston Globe, Apr 15»