Watch Now: Gundula Kreuzer's lecture on the new MET Ring Cycle (1 hr 30 mins)
A lecture which is part of Wagner Worldwide 2013. While interesting and intriguing for us Wagner "nerds" only I would suspect
Gundula Kreuzer (Yale University, USA) discuess the new "Ring"-Production of Robert Lepage at the Metropolitan Opera, New York with the title: "Performance, Media, Authenticity: Technologies of
(Re)production and the Metropolitan Opera's new 'Ring'"
MTT, An unceasing spring
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“A coda is a musical element at the end of a composition that brings the
whole piece to a conclusion. A coda can vary greatly in length. My life’s
coda i...
A most unusual recital
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Thursday lunchtime at Metropolitan United was, I think, the first time I’ve
attended a recital of music for soprano and clarinet. The performers were
sopr...
RPO/Petrenko - Messiaen, 23 April 2026
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Royal Festival Hall
*Turangalîla-Symphonie *
Steven Osborne (piano)
Cécile Lartigau (ondes Martenot)
1927 Studios (animation)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra...
Puccini’s Manon Lescaut, Tokyo Harusai, 19.04.2026
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If we have in mind that Puccini operas are so popular, it is surprising
when we stop and think how rare truly inspiring performances of his works
can be, e...
An old and very fragrant red rose
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This very old red rose was transplanted into my garden to save it from a
renovators wrecking ball a couple of years ago when the house it was
planted nex...
NY Wagner Society Announces Auditions for Grants
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The Wagner Society of New York has, for many years, awarded grants to young
singers whose gifts and talents indicate that they may have a future in the
Wag...
The Future
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Today is Nostradomus day.These are my predictions for the coming year (I
hoope I'm wrong)> First, Trump will begin the roundup and deportaton anyone
he ded...
Lahti
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I am in Lahti, Finland, to give a talk at the Lahti Symphony's Sibelius
Festival. I've been wanting to visit since I encountered Osmo Vänskä's
revelatory B...
Royal Opera House announces Ring Cycles for 2018!
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Very excited by this announcement. Must start saving now…. ADVANCE
ANNOUNCEMENT Four full cycles performed September–November 2018 The 2018/19
Season open...