Wagner's Tristan und Isolde occupies a singular position in the history of Western culture. What Nietzsche called the 'sweet and terrible infinity' of its basic nexus of longing and death has fascinated audiences since its first performance in 1865.  Meer

Wagner's Tristan und Isolde occupies a singular position in the history of Western culture. What Nietzsche called the 'sweet and terrible infinity' of its basic nexus of longing and death has fascinated audiences since its first performance in 1865.  Meer

Emphasizing the conflicted transcultural encounter portrayed in Madama Butterfly, this book examines nineteenth-century treaty-port culture and the eye-witness account that underlies the opera, addresses questions of race and gender in its representation of the heroine, and explores the opera's controversial reception in Japan.  Meer

Drie mannen met een passie voor schrijven pakken de pen op en delen elke week hun korte verhalen. Dit is Goed Verhaal, Lekker Podcast.  Meer