A note to all our readers and fellow pilgrims on the Wagnerian journey: The Wagnerian is now on Substack. You can find us here: thewagnerian...

Hello again, dear readers, Well, it seems I’ve had a rather sobering observation to share. It's come to my attention that our presence o...

In the vast and ever-expanding universe of Wagnerian scholarship and reception, a curious and compelling phenomenon has emerged: the graphi...

For the novice approaching Wagner's monumental Ring cycle, Das Rheingold can appear as a magnificent and bewildering tapestry of gods,...

Part Two: Die Walküre —The Human Heart of the Ring You've made it through the "Preliminary Evening" and now you're ready f...

ED: Sadly, we believe tickets are sold out. But it might be worth contacting them for any returns. The colossal scale of Wagner's Ring ...

The July 2025 issue of The Wagner Journal (Vol. 19, No. 2) has landed, offering its customary blend of rigorous scholarship and critical in...

From: Charles P Arden The hallowed Green Hill of Bayreuth once again opened its gates, not only to the ardent devotees of Richard Wagner b...

  This is the first instalment in what promises to be at least a four-part series, designed specifically as an accessible introduction to Ri...

The news of Sir Roger Norrington’s passing yesterday, July 18, 2025, at 91 years of age, resonates profoundly throughout the classical music...

It's a rare delight to unearth a forgotten treasure, and we are thrilled to report that one such gem from our archives is making a trium...

Our dearest readers, It is with a flourish of trumpets (and perhaps a mischievous glint in the eye, much like Beckmesser himself, though wit...

The 150th Munich Opera Festival, under the direction of Serge Dorny , is designed as a thematically coherent 'micro-season,' unified...

As always, a thorough review of the 2025 BBC Proms schedule has been conducted to ascertain the presence of works connected to the Bayreuth ...

Well, hello there, fellow Wagnerians! Fred here, penning a quick note from the (presently slightly frazzled) digital heart of The Wagnerian....

For aficionados of the German operatic tradition, the release of "Jonas Kaufmann – The Decca Recordings," a limited edition 15-CD ...

  Sydney's musical calendar continues to feature the Sydney Symphony Orchestra's concert presentation of Richard Wagner's Ring C...

By Charles P Arden The Atlanta Opera is preparing to conclude its Ring cycle with Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung . This production ma...

The Little Village Mag tells us that The Des Moines Metro Opera delivered a compelling rendition of Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchma...

Fantin-Latour In this, the inaugural piece of a multi-part series exploring Richard Wagner's profound influence on early 20th-century ar...

In attempting to explore contemporary productions of Parsifal, Charles P Arden finds he must first investigate its past. By Charles P Arden ...

By Charles Gramline Hohenschwangau, Bavaria – In a momentous announcement that resonates deeply within the hallowed halls of classical musi...

This video, a recording of Richard Strauss himself conducting his "Salome Dance" in 1928 , is a historical treasure . To hear the ...

A quick note from the digital depths of the-wagnerian.com ! You may have noticed a slight tremor in the force, or perhaps a delayed reply to...

This classic documentary captures the intense and meticulous process behind recording Wagner’s Götterdämmerung for Decca Records in 1964. I...

  For enthusiasts and newcomers alike, Richard Wagner's operas are a world unto themselves, often stirring intense debate, not least con...

For those perhaps less familiar with the literary giant, Thomas Mann (1875–1955) was a German novelist, short story writer, and essayist, wi...