Interstellar Galactomic Nabucco
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The 2025 production of Verdi’s Nabucco recorded in the Arena di Verona is
nothing if not spectacular; visually and vocally. One might ask though if
it’s an...
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Wagner's 'Parsifal' Draws 5,000 in 4 Nights in Estonia
Parsifal: "So, do you come here often?"" An audience of around 5,000 applauded the National Opera production of Richard... Read on →
Watch Now: Beecham: A Play - 1990, Timothy West as Sir Thomas Beecham
I am presently listening to the rather incredible Beecham/Reiner 1937 Tristan und Isolde (Melchior/Flagstad) and doing so came across the fo... Read on →
Something you don't hear very often Part 1: Wagner's Polonia Overture
PART 1 Part 2 Orchestra of Polish Radio: Kawalla Read on →
DIE WALKÜRE ACT III - ROH 1937 Furtwangler, Brünnhilde-Kirsten Flagstad, Sieglinde-Maria Müller, Wotan-Rudolf Bockelmann.
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A New London Ring Cycle? An interview with Ben Woodward
Ben Woodward Sometimes it would seem that there is a certain level of insanity in those who obsess, as many of us here can seem to do... Read on →Watch Now: Valery Gergiev - Lizt, Tchaikovsky & Shostakovich
Gergiev, Matsuev, Capuçon in Annecy on medici.tv . Read on →
Nike Wagner criticises Bayreuth's new production of Tannhäuser & prophecies the end of a Wagner clan dominated Bayreuth
In an interview in Bunte, Nike Wagner (never shy of criticising Bayreuth it must be said) criticises Bayreuth's new Tannhäuser producti... Read on →
Free Tickets: Berliner Philharmoniker, Mahler’s Seventh Symphony, Simon Rattle, Friday 26 August (online)
Don't say the Wagnerian never offers you anything free - well, actually I'm not offering this just letting you know. These online c... Read on →
Katharina's Meistersinger goes off for a rest, next up Tristan
K Wagner: What could she have planned for poor old Tristan and Isolde? Not necessarily news but: Wednesday will not only be the last... Read on →
Das Rheingold, in a Church, in Fulham? August - Sept 2011
As you may have noticed, I love opera productions - and especially Wagner productions - "off the beaten track". Don't get me w... Read on →
Watch Free: Glyndebourne The Turn of the Screw - 6:00pm 21/08/11 and then "On Demand"
Off topic but: For those who are living in a bunker - The Turn of the Screw live stream from Glyndebourne starts at 6:00 pm Click here... Read on →
The Wagnerian Weekly: 21/08/11 - Does Klaus Florian Vogt sing in the shower?
Vogt: Does he sing in the shower ? As normal, there is much in this that is not covered here on the site. This week includes: The ME... Read on →
Ruhr Triennale: Tristan und Isolde (New Production) August - Sept 2011
Willy Decker Willy Decker's last year as Director sees his new production of Tristan und Isolde. Given, as you no doubt are alread... Read on →
Das Rheingold: An analysis in notes, pictures and sound (full recording plus vocal score plus
This is wonderful. Found on youtube. A full analysis of the leitmotifs plus a vocal score. Pop to youtube and rate it if you like it. Perhap... Read on →
Watch Live: Claudio Abbado and the Lucerne Festival Orchestra - Bruckner 5 and Mozart "Haffner"
Watch Live tonight and on-demand for 30 days there after - free (Starts 18: 30. Press player/image below and countdown timer/play button wi... Read on →
Watch: Der Ring des Nibelungen for children (complete) Mariinsky Opera
This is wonderful - really! If you have children, or grandchildren, sit and watch this with them. Made freely available by Mariinsky Opera o... Read on →
Siegfried, The Met, Oct 2011, Overview and documentary of Siegfried's "3d" effects
Nothing really new but the première will soon be upon us and I thought it was time to up the details Lepage, discusses Siegfried plus ... Read on →
The Wagnerian's guide to the Gramophone Classical Music Awards 2011 - Wagner "related" entries only
Yes, it's that time again - Gramphone have announced this years shortlist. Ok, so there isn't any Wagner in the opera category and ... Read on →
Wagner on opera directors, conductors and artists
With Bayeuth's new "season" near completion there has been much discussion about opera productions -especially productions of... Read on →Watch Now: Cosi fan tutte Opera de Lyon 2011
Don't fancy paying 15 Euros for a Lohengrin with Mice? But still have an opera itch that needs scratching? How about another Cosi at the... Read on →
Bayreuth Stage Productions: "Yet in some respects this audience gets what it deserves"
"Yet in some respects this audience gets what it deserves. They (we) are a strikingly complicit bunch of fatcats. They watch themselves... Read on →
New Release: Janowski, Der Fliegende Holländer
I happen to be one of those people that thinks Janowski's 80's studio recording of the Ring Cycle is one of the better on record and... Read on →
An Introduction To Tristan und Isolde
Regular readers may have noticed that we like Tristan und Isolde - just a little. Frequent visitors may have also read and listened to the f... Read on →
MORE THAN JUST OPERA: WNO EXTRA
Press release: Welsh National Opera is offering more this autumn with its WNO Extra* series. Members of the public will have the chance ... Read on →
Daniel Barenboim: First a Knighthood now the Nobel Peace Prize?
Source AFP Argentine-Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim will be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize for using music to bring peace to the Mid... Read on →
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