Venom - Angel Dust (demo)

But, on the other hand, the post of royal bandmaster just made it possible to carry out a serious reform of the opera in at least one separate theater. And from Dresden, Wagner hoped, a new understanding of art would spread throughout the country. Unlike Wagner's previous places of work, the Dresden Royal Opera House was one of the main stages in Germany, had a large orchestra and enjoyed significant government subsidies, which, according to the composer, made it possible not to adjust to the tastes of the public, but to start educating them. That's just all these magnificent forces froze in inertness and laziness. It was necessary to re-educate the singers, forcing them to “love not themselves in art, but art in themselves”, to restore strict discipline among musicians, to eradicate negligence in performing works, finally, as A. Lishtanberger writes,"To continue ... Weber's artistic and patriotic work, declaring war on the demoralizing influence of the French-Italian opera and creating a truly national lyrical drama." And there it’s not far from the universal musical drama!