It's not that often Rolling Stone Magazine features Richard Wagner, but I think we can never recall it featuring a book about Wagner in ...
Rolling Stone Magazine Includes Wagner Book In Its "Best Music Books Of 2020"
Monday, 7 December 2020
Sunday, 6 December 2020
Richard and the revolutionaries: why did lefties love Wagner? Alex Ross
In 1883, the year of Richard Wagner’s death, the theatre critic William Archer noticed a red-haired, bearded youth who was sitting day after...
Saturday, 5 December 2020
Listen now: Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen – Explorations
We recommended this audio exploration of the Ring on release in 2013 - and we still do, although it's still not always easy to get outsi...
Friday, 30 October 2020
Watch Now: World and Revolution of Richard Wagner
From Michigan Opera: an overview of Wagner, his work and times. MOT at Home is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities
Tuesday, 13 October 2020
Richard Wagner and the Twilight of Western Civilization
Written By: Peter Isackson According to Alex Ross in his book, “Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music,” Richard Wagner was more...
Grace Bumbry: Black Venus, White Bayreuth, Race, Sexuality And Wagner
Grace Bumbry as Venus in Wagner's "Tannhäuser" Originally published in German Studies Review, 2012. Written by Kira Thurman , ...
Watch Now: A New, Brief, Wagner Video Biography
A brief, potted, biography of Wagner and his work from Biographics. Richard Wagner: A Controversial Titan of Classical Music
Stephen Fry talks to Alex Ross About His New Book "Wagnerism"
Stephen Fry joins the Royal Philharmonic Society for a very special conversation – with the author and music critic for The New Yorker, Alex...
Wednesday, 7 October 2020
Two None Wagnerians Discuss Alex Ross "Wagnerism"
In his first book, Alex Ross introduced more people to "modern" classical music then NPR and the BBC had managed to do in both org...
Sunday, 13 September 2020
Two Wagner Books You Must Buy This Month
It has been a few years since two books about Wagner and his work have been published in the same month, it has been even longer since both ...
Thursday, 7 May 2020
Join Us Sunday, 10 May To Watch and Chat: Die Walkure, Act One. 5 PM (British Summer Time)
Join us over at Twitch for video "watch party" of act one of Walkure. Meet some new friends, chat with some old ones and most ...
Sunday, 3 May 2020
Opera Australia launches free online streaming platform with Joan Sutherland in the starring role
Unable to perform live while the country is in COVID-19 lock-down, Opera Australia has created another way to share their performances wit...
Friday, 1 May 2020
Join Us Sunday, 3 May For A Free One Day "Live" Online Little Bayreuth
Bayreuth, as you know is cancelled, as are all other performances. The world is in a temporary turmoil. People are locked in or if they go...
Thursday, 30 April 2020
£400 Of Free Hi-res FLAC Download Albums For Every Reader (Including Booklets) QOBUZ
We know that things are, to put it mildly, difficult for so many of you at the moment; for both those unable to leave home and those hav...
Tuesday, 31 March 2020
Das Rheingold: Coronadämmerung
This is excellent! And should you enjoy it, and you can, please give to https://artistrelieftree.com/ . The gods need you! Jamie Ba...
Bayreuth 2020 Cancelled And Disruption To Next Two Years Program
From the festival: In view of the effects of the Corona crisis on the operations of the Bayreuth Festival GmbH, the management and the sha...
Wednesday, 18 March 2020
The Bayreuth Festival Suspends Ticket Sales. Longborough Awaits Advice
Perhaps it should come as little surprise but Bayreuth continues to review this year's festival in light of COVID-19. With this in min...
Saturday, 7 March 2020
How To Get The Best Sound Quality Out Of Spotify: For Wagner Or Anyone
We are aware that a lot of our readers use Spotify (many other - even better - classical music services are available, but that is for ano...
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