Wagner's life and works . o dredge their brains. As before remarked, all that has been said, both byfriend and foe, is gathered in the volume of and Tappert, and the book forms for this rea-son an excellent review of the great musical struggle. To the historian it is of incalculable value. Thefuture writer who can look calmly and dispassionatelyupon the heated discussions of our generation will per-haps smile superciliously at arguments which time hastaught him to regard as useless, and criticism whichin his day he will know to have been unavailing. Forif it were possible to dra
Wagner's life and works . o dredge their brains. As before remarked, all that has been said, both byfriend and foe, is gathered in the volume of and Tappert, and the book forms for this rea-son an excellent review of the great musical struggle. To the historian it is of incalculable value. Thefuture writer who can look calmly and dispassionatelyupon the heated discussions of our generation will per-haps smile superciliously at arguments which time hastaught him to regard as useless, and criticism whichin his day he will know to have been unavailing. Forif it were possible to draw aside the curtain whichhides the future of the divine art, it would not be sur-prising to find that, long after the captious critics ofthe great reformer had been forgotten, Wagners com-positions were transmitted from generation to gener-ation as enduring monuments of his fame, and shouldsome of his critics be remembered it would be onlybecause, though small hunters, they went gunningafter such big game. Wagners Wagners Operas. RIENZI. Rienzi is based upon Bulwers novel of the sametitle, the scene of the opera being laid in Rome towardthe middle of the fourteenth century. Orsini, a Ro-man patrician, attempts to abduct Irene, the sister ofRienzi, a papal notary, but is opposed at the criticalmoment by Colonna, another patrician. A light ensuesbetween the two factions, in the midst of which Adri-ano, the son of Colonna, who is in love with Irene, ap-pears to defend her. A crowd is attracted by thetumult, and among others Rienzi comes upon thescene. Enraged at the insult offered his sister, andstirred on by Cardinal Raimondo, he urges the peopleto resist the outrages of the nobles. Adriano is im-pelled by his love for Irene to cast his lot with herbrother. The nobles are overpowered, and appear atthe capitol to swear allegiance to Rienzi, but duringthe festal proceedings Adriano warns him that thenobles have plotted to kill him. An attempt whichOrsini makes upon him wit
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