About the book: 2024 / Not all works of Wagner the playwright intended for the musical stage were embodied in the work of Wagner the composer, and some of his compositions, for various reasons, “were left without his music.” Among these is the tragedy “Bianca and Giuseppe...” (WWV 40), dating from 1836, 1842 and 1853. Self-sacrifice and the thirst for revenge, nobility and baseness are the eternal companions of love and hatred; “fatal” historical events occurring in the era described by Wagner leave an indelible imprint on the fate of the participants in the unfolding action...Published in Russian for the first time.