Richard Wagner The Art-Work of the Future

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Richard Wagner The Art-Work of the Future

• Prepared by Dr. Kay Picart
• Edited by Jessica Labbé and Dr. Kay Picart

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Review Question

• According to Wagner, what do the three sisters,
  who are metaphorically entwined in a dance to
  produce art, represent?

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Review Question

• How does Wagner approach love as an artistic
  ideal?

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Review Question

• According to Wagner, what role does egoism play
  in art?

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Review Question

• What are the strengths and weaknesses of poetic
  art-work?

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Discussion Question

• Discuss the role the three sisters play in
  operatic form.

Wagner's Die Walküre
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Concluding Remarks

• Gesamtkunstwerkcomplete work of art an ideal
  synthesis of music, dance and speech (108)

Portrait of Richard Wagner
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Concluding Questions

• Do you think art can/should be united? Why/Why
  not?
• How successful is opera as an art work of the
  future?