Learning to Love--And Even Enjoy--Opera’s Most Demanding Genius

• Do you cringe when your opera-loving friends start raving about the latest production of Tristan? 
• Do you feel faint just thinking about the six-hour performance of Parsifal you were given tickets to? 
• Does your mate accuse you of having a Tannhäuser complex? 

William Berger’s beginner’s guide to Wagner will help the opera newcomer navigate his or her way through some of opera’s most demanding and intriguing works. 

Softcover edition, 464 pages.