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Quote Of The Month: Charlie Chaplin Upon Hearing Tannhauser For The First Time

Quote Of The Month: Charlie Chaplin Upon Hearing Tannhauser For The First Time

Taken from Christopher Lawrence's book, " Swooning: A Classical Music Guide to Life, Love, Lust and Other Follies" ... Read on →

An Invitation To Parsifal. Bayreuth. August 15. 1892

An Invitation To Parsifal. Bayreuth. August 15. 1892

Researching something else, we came across this full page ad for Parsifal in 1892. Thought we would share. A sort of Wagner Tardis. You will... Read on →

Wagner, Williams, Star Wars and Alex Ross: The perfect combination?

Wagner, Williams, Star Wars and Alex Ross: The perfect combination?

One of our often featured Wagnerian commentators, Alex Ross, discusses the use of "wagnerian" leitmotifs, in John Williams's... Read on →

New Wagner Related Book: Granville Bantock Letters to William Wallace and Ernest Newman

New Wagner Related Book: Granville Bantock Letters to William Wallace and Ernest Newman

Fascinating, if horrendously expensive, book edited by Michael Allis. Details from the publisher, below Granville Bantock's letters... Read on →

Wiener Staatsoper To Stream Full Ring Cycle April 2018. Full Details

Wiener Staatsoper To Stream Full Ring Cycle April 2018. Full Details

As part of Wiener Staatsoper's live streaming program, they will be streaming Sven-Eric Bechtolf's production of Der Ring des Ni... Read on →

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