The first opera by a woman composer?
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The work under consideration here is Francesca Caccini’s Il liberazione di
Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina. Written as a court entertainment in Florence
in 16...
16 hours ago
Selections from ‘Der Ring Des Nibelungen’: Sheffield 2/2/13
Should you happen to be anywhere near Sheffield (UK) next weekend you might want to check out: Sheffield Symphony Orchestra Conce... Read on →
Wagner goes Jazz: Eric Schaefer: Who Is Afraid Of Richard W
Press release as follows, and should you have spotify, there is a promo of the album below. And if you don't have Spotify then think Wag... Read on →
In Canada: Verdi sells, Wagner doesn't
Verdi in your freezer? “I don’t think that in our community, a season of Wagner would work at all. I think I’d be looking for another j... Read on →
Opera Australia's Lyndon Terracini talks about HGO abandoning the Melbourne Ring
OA's Lydon Terracini: Still smiling? Well, the good news is that HGO's dropping of the Melbourne Ring , and the accompanying lo... Read on →
Opera Australia left with $1 million shortfall as HGO breaks off the engagement & hands back the Ring
We noted earlier this week that Huston Grand Opera had announced that they would be staging the Valencia Ring over the next four seaso... Read on →
Siegfried gets them all in the end - even Mr Merkel. But he doesn't like Regie
Theoretical chemist Joachim Sauer, the "media shy" husband of German Chancellor Angela Merkel., has said today that he once hate... Read on →
Cornwall Council celebrates 2013 by moving Tristan's grave to make way for a Bus Stop
The Tristan Stone, said to mark the spot of the real Tristan's grave - and thus theoretically the place of the Liebestod (well, ok, at... Read on →
WagnerWorldWide:America - Jan 31 - Feb 2 2013. With Alex Ross
Keynote lecture to be given by Alex Ross In recognition of composer Richard Wagner’s (1813-1883) bicentennial in 2013, the Forschungsins... Read on →
Houston Grand Opera to stage its first Ring cycle starting 2013-2014 season
Houston Grand Opera has announced that they will be presenting the Valencia Ring over four consecutive seasons starting with Rheingold dur... Read on →
Long lost photo of Richard Wagner found. Really!
The Bayreuther Wagner-Museum has announced that a photo of Wagner - once thought long lost - has finally been found and bought by thems... Read on →
Winterreise: Thoughts, Recommended Recording, English Text & Complete Playlist
"Come to Schober's today and I will play you a cycle of terrifying songs" Schubert Earlier this week, as the snow bega... Read on →
Wagner’s Shakespearian Birth: Dave Paxton
"...Cosima in 1874, who wrote...in her diary, along with the further details that her husband, as a young teenager, had interpreted Sh... Read on →
London's "other" Siegfried 2013 - booking now
Fulham Opera continue with their highly recommended Ring cycle as Siegfried makes its premiere this February - dates and booking inform... Read on →
Audio Interview: Bill Viola discusses his video imagery for Tristan
Released by Canadian Opera Company prior to the opening of Peter Sellars's production of Tristan und Isolde Read on →
Listen to excerpts from the new: Kampe, Kaufmann, Pape, Stemme, Gergiev Walkure.
There's a lot of anticipation for this studio Ring from Mariinsky label And while we must remain patient till its release on 11 Feb... Read on →
David Byrne goes Talking Heads with Richard Wagner
David Byrne, perhaps most famous as the founder of Talking Heads, discuses Wagner, his music, his history and his heritage over at his websi... Read on →
In conversation with Jonas Kaufmann
Jonas Kaufmann on his Wagner album In conversation with Thomas Voigt What images do you associate with Richard Wagner’s music? Most... Read on →
Listen On-demand: London Philharmonic Orchestra / Jurowski / Brahms, Wagner, Bruckner
Already in Bruckner’s First Symphony the influence of ‘Richard Wagner, was making itself felt. In 1863 Bruckner heard Wagner’s opera Tannhä... Read on →
WNO Remixes Lohengrin
As long as we don't end-up with a dub mix that includes Wagner with N Sync. Although, that might be better than the video we found b... Read on →
Wagner 2013 Kicks off in Bayreuth with Mnozil Brass' " HOJOTOHO"
Mnozil Brass "Never look at the brass - it only encourages them." Richard Strauss And so Wagner 2013 begins in the city ... Read on →
Quentin Tarantino to direct next Bayreuth Ring Cycle?
Well, probably not - although at the "new" Bayreuth anything is possible. However, in an interview published in Focus Magazine, ... Read on →
Parsifal Productions: 2013
Only productions that have at least announced their principle casts have been included. As always, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any l... Read on →
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