Wagner's women to be released from their curse in Munich: A Sven Holm production.
An evening without gods or heroes but instead, Cosima, Winifred, Gudrun and Katharina Wagner, plus lots of blue-clad maidens, a male cho... Read on →
Why Barenboim, fights to perform Richard Wagner in Israel
From an interview with SPIEGEL published today: World-famous Argentine-Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim is noted for his strong vi... Read on →
Spot the naked Wagnerian
Seriously, anyone that makes a comment about "Where's Wally/Waldo" is out of here. Spencer Tunick’s latest art installation, “... Read on →
WNO, Bryn Terfel & Wagner: At Buckingham Palace
Members of Welsh National Opera performed before Prince Charles and more than 200 guests at the opera company’s first Royal Gala at Buc... Read on →
The beginning of the end for Janowski's Wagner Concerts
Fritz Lang's Die Nibelungen The final part of the Wagner concert series by Marek Janowski and the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berli... Read on →
"This is like opium drugs for the Wagnerians": Adam Fischer
(Reuters) "I don't know any other composer who had this intense effect that makes people crazy," conductor Adam Fischer, 6... Read on →
Pelléas et Mélisande: An incomplete list of performances - 2012
Mary Garden, the first Mélisande. I listen to far less opera than people would probably imagine (at least that is not Wagner) but I rar... Read on →
Listen On-demand: ON's Die Walkure
If you missed the live broadcast yesterday (20/06/12) it will remain available for the next 6 days by clicking the link below. Opera ... Read on →
Longborough Opera's Brunnhilde performs: Mild und leise
It seems that LFO's Götterdämmerung audience - alas, now sold out - are in for a treat. Rachel Nicholls: Mild und leise ... Read on →
A history of Wagner's dramas in Scotland
The website Opera Scotland has just been brought to our attention. According to its owners: "Opera Scotland offers you "What... Read on →
The BBC may keep its orchestras after all - but savings must be made to allow quality BBC1 programming
Over at "The Arts Journal" Norman Lebrecht is reporting the much feared BBC review of its orchestras and performing groups has c... Read on →
Antonio Pappano discusses: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg
Music Director of The Royal Opera, Antonio Pappano, introduces the music to Wagner's Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. With pianist Geoff... Read on →
Jonas Kaufmann makes first official announcement about his health.
Jonas Kaufmann has just announced that he is on the mend and will be returning to the stage in July. He makes the statement, in his words... Read on →
Listen Now: Don Carlo, VSO. Vargas, Stoyanova, Papa, Keenlyside, et
Off topic but I do like Don Carlo - and it does include the odd Wagnerian. Made available, and streaming on demand, by Latvian Classic... Read on →
Video: Mozart's Requiem, Festival de Saint-Denis, Sir Colin Davis (2012)
Sir Colin Davis, Elin Rombo (tenor), Stéphanie d'Oustrac (mezzo-soprano), Werner Gura (ténor), John Relyea (basse), Orchestre National d... Read on →
Video: Wagner Society of Cincinnati Ring Panel Discussion
On March 11, 2012, the Wagner Society of Cincinnati hosted a "Wagner's Ring Cycle" panel discussion featuring a panel ... Read on →
Lars von Trier's "Melencolia"
Someday, I may get round to writing something about this movie. If you haven't seen it you should. And, as a useless a comment as it ma... Read on →
Mark Berry to discuss Keith Warner's Ring Cycle at ROH - 18 June 2012
Dr Berry in the orchestra pit at Bayreuth. We believe different trousers will be worn at the ROH talk. As the bicentenary of the birth... Read on →
Union Avenue Opera of Saint Louis to stage Ring Cycle?
Concluding the 2012 Festival Season is the start of a four-year odyssey for Union Avenue Opera: Das Rheingold , the first of Richard Wagne... Read on →
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