Video Lecture: Mark Berry ""Hans Werner Henze, Wagner, and the Weight of German Musical Culture"
Mark Berry at Bayreuth
You can continue to read Dr Berry's thoughts on Wagner and much else over at "The Boulezian"
From the American leg of the Wagner World Wide set of conferences, organized by Professors Nicholas Vazsonyi and Julie
Hubbert, held at the School of Music on the campus of the University of
South Carolina (USA) 30 January - 2 February 2013.
Midday mélodies: Canada meets France
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Tuesday’s concert in the RBA was given by students from the France-Canada
Academy of Vocal Arts currently being hosted by the UoT Faculty of Music.
The mus...
Puccini’s Ice Princess Turns 100th at FGO
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The Polish soprano Aleksandra Kurzak, long celebrated as an incandescent
Liu, now steps into the glacial terrain of Turandot opposite her real-life
Calaf, ...
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...
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 ...
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...