Found on youtube, From The BBC in 1997. There have been far, far worse documentaries about Wagner. Do yourself a favour, This, if you hunt around, can still be found on DVD for very little cost, Indeed this and the accompanying Beethoven documentary from the same series can be found together on Amazon (see here). One is sure other retailers are available.
December
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The sound track of Essential Opera’s on-line video of Monica Pearce’s COVID
era opera December has now been issued as a CD. You can read my review at
La S...
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...
El Arsht Center, entre opereta y oratorio
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El último fin de semana, Miami asistió a dos propuestas musicales en las
antípodas, si bien ambas pueden —y deben— coexistir dentro del panorama
cultural ...
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...