Nicholas John (–1996)
Autore di English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Tristan und Isolde
Serie
Opere di Nicholas John
English National Opera Guide : Mozart : The Magic Flute (1980) — Series Editor, Preface, Contributor — 73 copie
English National Opera Guide : Wagner : The Valkyrie : Die Walküre (1983) — Series Editor — 65 copie
English National Opera Guide : Mozart : The Marriage of Figaro : Le nozze di Figaro (1983) — Series Editor — 58 copie
English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Twilight of the gods : Götterdämmerung (1985) — Series Editor, Preface — 45 copie
English National Opera Guide : Wagner : The Rhinegold : Das Rheingold (1984) — Series Editor — 38 copie
English National Opera Guide : Monteverdi : Orfeo : The return of Ulysses : The coronation of Poppea (1992) — Series Editor — 29 copie
English National Opera Guide : Wagner : The Mastersingers of Nuremberg : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1983) — Series Editor, Preface — 26 copie
English National Opera Guide : Stravinsky : Oedipus Rex : The rake's progress (1991) — Series Editor — 20 copie
English National Opera Guide : Rossini : The barber of Seville + Moses (1985) — Series Editor — 19 copie
English National Opera Guide : Musorgsky : Boris Godunov (1982) — Series Editor; Collaboratore — 16 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Data di morte
- 1996-06-25
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- UK
- Attività lavorative
- playwright
author
writer of program notes - Organizzazioni
- English National Opera
- Breve biografia
- Nicholas John joined ENO as publications manager in 1976 and
was the company's dramaturge from 1985 until his death in 1996.
He was series editor of the original John Calder opera guides and
editor of Violetta and Her Sisters (Faber and Faber, 1983) and Power
House: The English National Opera Experience (Lime Tree, 1992).
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 53
- Opere correlate
- 3
- Utenti
- 1,490
- Popolarità
- #17,240
- Voto
- 3.4
- Recensioni
- 7
- ISBN
- 210
- Lingue
- 9
The story revolves around the knights of the Holy Grail who have managed to lose the holy lance that was used to stab Jesus. It was taken by an evil sorcerer across the mountains from their castle. The sorcerer has surrounded himself with beautiful maidens who try to seduce any of the knights that try to retrieve the lance. Seducing them will mean they have broken their vow to remain chaste while serving as Grail knights.
When Parsifal appears he is described as a simpleton or even as a fool. He is, however, capable of reducing the seductions and is able to retrieve the lance and conquer the evil sorcerer. The attempted seduction of Parsifal is echoed later with Sir Galahad in Monty Python' and the Holy Grail.… (altro)