Nicholas John (–1996)
Autor von English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Tristan und Isolde
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The Magic Flute: English National Opera Guide 3 (English National Opera Guides) (English and German Edition) (1980) — Series Editor, Preface, Contributor — 73 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Mozart : The Marriage of Figaro : Le nozze di Figaro (1983) — Series Editor — 58 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Twilight of the gods : Götterdämmerung (1985) — Series Editor, Preface — 45 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Puccini : La bohème (1982) — Series Editor; Mitwirkender — 36 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Monteverdi : Orfeo : The return of Ulysses : The coronation of Poppea (1992) — Series Editor — 29 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Wagner : The Mastersingers of Nuremberg : Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (1983) — Series Editor, Preface — 26 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Wagner : Der fliegende Holländer (1982) — Series Editor — 25 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Britten : Peter Grimes : Gloriana (1983) — Series Editor — 24 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Janáček : Jenůfa + Káťa Kabanová (1985) — Series Editor — 23 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Stravinsky : Oedipus Rex : The rake's progress (1991) — Series Editor — 20 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Rossini : The barber of Seville + Moses (1985) — Series Editor — 19 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Musorgsky : Boris Godunov (1982) — Series Editor; Mitwirkender — 16 Exemplare
English National Opera Guide : Musorgsky : The Khovansky affair (1995) — Series Editor — 5 Exemplare
English National Opera: The Opening Seasons 2 Exemplare
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- 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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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.… (mehr)