Der Ring des Nibelungen (Complete) Performances - 2014
Berlin Der Ring des Nibelungen Deutsche Oper Berlin 21 September 2013 to 12 January 2014 (two cycles) Read on →
Lohengrin Performances - 2014
Weimar Lohengrin Nationaltheater Weimar New production 7 September 2013 to 18 April 2014 Graz Lohengrin Opernhau... Read on →
Tristan Und Isolde Performances - 2014
Lübeck Tristan und Isolde Theater Lübeck New production 6 October 2013 to 11 May 2014 Meiningen Tristan und Isol... Read on →
Tannhauser Performances - 2014
We are beginning our performance calender for 2014. Alas, with a number of other projects on the go at the moment - including the Readers... Read on →
A Very Wagnerian Christmas Present: Siegfried Idyll
Never let it be said that we would forget about the many, many thousands of you that find things of interest here each month. For puttin... Read on →
"None" Wagner Concert Disrupted But Not Stopped
Peaceful protesters outside of the event As previously noted, the Jerusalem Symphony Orchestra, found that the only way it could note Wa... Read on →
Lyric Opera Of Chicago Announce New Ring Cycle
Alas, very little information at the moment apart from that below. Lyric Opera of Chicago will present its second new production of Ri... Read on →
Wagner at the cinema - warts and all - win viewers
Perhaps the most famous kiss in opera, when the temptress witch Kundry seduces the know-nothing hero of Richard Wagner's "Parsifa... Read on →
The Wagnerian Readers Choice Awards - 2013. Stage 1 Semi Finals: The Singers
Most awards in the arts are provided by experts and critics in that field. Alas, few, if any, rely on the opinions of those that listen to a... Read on →
Listen To: ROH Parsifal (2013) Ondemand For 5 Days
Care of BBC Radio 3. Click the link below to listen. Parsifal. ....Simon O'Neill (tenor) Kundry.....Angela Denoke (soprano) G... Read on →
The Real Cause Of Mime's “Compulsive plague! Pain without end!”
In a paper published in the Christmas edition of The BMJ, researchers have looked at how German composer Richard Wagner’s disabling migrai... Read on →
BBC Radio 3 To Rebroadcast Barenboim/Proms Ring - Dec 2013
If you were unfortunate enough to miss the Prom's Ring cycle in the summer, fear not. During December BBC Radio 3 will rebroadcast i... Read on →
Wagner's Magic Lamp: an ongoing mystery - David Conway
The following article is reproduced with the very kind permission of the author Dr David Conway - whose book Jewry in Music we shall feat... Read on →
"Brunhilde's Act" Or Wagner Dear? Was it as difficult for you as it was for me?
Deputy Editor, Frederick Oswald , introduces a talk - and accompanying paper - by the " Elvis of cultural theory", Slavoj Žižek... Read on →
Read Or Download: Richard Wagner's letters to his Dresden friends
Apart from the PDF download - and the online version - the formating is not perfect. However, as an epub or kindle file it remains readab... Read on →
Grammy Awards 2014: Thielemann, Kaufmann & Runnicles Nominated
Admittedly one has to go far down the nominations list to find the "Classical" section, but there, hidden away from the horrif... Read on →
Leipzig, Dresden & Bayreuth: The Places That Helped Shape Wagner
A short mini documentary from DW that tours the places (if only those in Germany) that would have helped shape Wagner and his music. Read on →
DVD Boxset: Lohengrin, Tannhäuser, Rienzi
A boxset from Arthaus Musik earlier this year - details below. We might not normally mention it apart from the fact that Amazon (Other r... Read on →
BBC Radio 3 - Wagner Weekend 7 - 8 Dec
This weekend, BBC Radio 3 is having a "Wagner Weekend" consisting of a series of programs, unsurprisingly, with a Wagner theme.... Read on →
Free Online Audio Lecture Series:Wagner, Freud and the End of Myth (Inc: Bryan Magee)
In September, the Freud Museum i n London, held a one day conference named, "Wagner, Freud and the End of Myth " With a set of ... Read on →
First Winners Of Wagner Society Singers Competition
Winners: Catrin Aur & Paul Carey-Jones with Sir John Tomlinson Readers may remember the "furore" at the London Wagner S... Read on →
Apology & Correction: Wagner Is Not To Be Replaced By Aging Hippies After All
Correction Pink Floyd? We recently reported the blight of Dalhalla Opera , whose productions, including a continuation of their Rin... Read on →
Rare Screening "The Life and Works of Richard Wagner" Jan 2014. Barbican.
This newly restored silent landmark was the first feature-length film to be made about the composer Richard Wagner, featuring Italian co... Read on →
Asher Fisch Says Barenboim Was Wrong In Breaking Israel's Wagner Boycott
In a revealing article in Limelight Magazine , Asher Fisch discusses both Wagner and the time that he (Fisch), spent with Barenboim in s... Read on →
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