I am presently "beta testing" a new look for the blog, in an attempt to make it more user friendly, to allow things to be found with greater ease and speed up load times (I know its far to "media heavy at the moment"). With this in mind I was hoping some kind souls could take a look at the "The Wagnerian Beta" by licking this link and providing feedback either there on the latest post or via twitter?
Mr. Dowland’s Dream
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So following on from Ruby Hughes’ Dowland heavy album Amidst the Shades we
have soprano Clara Brunet and lutenist Bor Zuljan with Mr. Dowland’s
Dream. It’...
Los Adioses de 2025
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Ernesto Acher, Adriana Aizemberg, Roberta Alexander, Hector Alterio, Luigi
Alva, Björn Andrésen, Giorgio Armani, Loni Anderson, Pierre Audi, Jorge
Aulicino...
Tally of concerts attended 2025
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No question whatsoever whose year 2025 was: both in his first placing by a
country mile and even in the composers who followed him, many with strong
a...
Imprints of Man: Death Metal for piano
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New York metal trio Imperial Triumphant is my best discovery of 2025
(better late than never to a party). Now there’s a new record—not with new
songs, but ...
Amapola by Villeroy Boch
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This painting of a teapot and other crockery from the Amapola series by
Villeroy Boch adds a sense of calm to a wall. Amapola is the word for Poppy
in Span...
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...