Richard Wagner

Rezensionen / Stimmen

"It is ... a cracking good read as we learn about Wagner's abilities to turn himself into a 'brand' or to act as his own 'PR agent'. An important book, too, as Vazsonyi foregrounds an aspect of Wagner we hear too little about, re-aligning a great 19th-century figure through the filter of an avowedly 21st-century sensibility." --Opera "...written with panache and elan, conveying with refreshing brevity a palpable sense of Wagner's indefatigable industry...the first scholarly text to take seriously Wagner's incessant self-promotional activity, Mr. Vazsonyi's book assumes considerable importance not only in musicology but also in the history of marketing." --Conor Farrington, Wall Street Journal "The scholarship of Vazsonyi's study is solid; he knows the literature and is well read in current theory. Despite this, I am happy to report that his book is largely free of scholarship jargon. It also is relatively short, especially given the magnitude of the subject. Most importantly, it offers us a truly novel and illuminating take on the great, wily magician. This book is a most welcome addition to the library of literature on Wagner." --The Wagner Society of New York 'Vazsonyi's rigorous study is marvellously enlightening ...' --Laura Silverman, whatsonstage.com "In a series of pithy, highly readable yet thoroughly documented chapters, Vazsonyi examines the way in which Wagner worked to develop what we would nowadays call his image..."
-Daniel Snowman,Opera