Theatrical Giulio Cesare from Dmitri Tcherniakov
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In 2025 the Salzburg Festival assembled a stellar cast and an exceptional
orchestra for Dmitri Tcherniakov’s challenging but compelling production of
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Opera Australia announce their first "Mini Ring Cycle" Plus Gary Lehman to finally find his bear?
As part of the general buildup to their first Ring Cycle in 2013, Opera Australia have announced a 4 week festival of Wagner/Ring themed eve... Read on →
A new London Walkure in May 2012 and new full Ring Cycle in 2013
Last year saw possibly one of the most intriguing Rheingolds ever presented: Fulham Opera's fully staged production held in St John... Read on →
Lepage: "...suddenly you're just the guy who has this big set that makes noise."
NEW YORK (AP) — Early in Wagner's "Ring" cycle, Wotan glimpses the new home he has commissioned for his fellow gods and excla... Read on →
Listen to: Gotterdammerung - MET premiere Friday January 27, 2012
Sorry I have not been posting much the last few weeks - a rather busy schedule has made things difficult. While things remain somewhat ... Read on →
Heinrich Schlusnus accompanied by Richard Strauss (1917)
I believe these were recorded in 1917, unless someone would like to correct me. Richard Strauss (1864-1949): Lieder per voce e pianofort... Read on →
Missed McVicker's Glyndebourne Die Meistersinger ? Then catch it in Chicago, 2013
Lyric Opera of Chicago have announced their 2012/13 season. In among an interesting set of productions - including a new Electra - is the an... Read on →
“I don’t have a steely voice,”: Katarina Dalayman (The MET's 'other' Brunnhilde)
The New York Times' Matthew Gurewitsch interviews the MET's 'other' Brunnhilde - Katarina Dalaymen (images and video add by... Read on →
San Francisco Opera announce a new Lohengrin for 2012
SF opera have announced the San Francisco Opera premiere of Danial Slater's production of Lohengrin (originally premiered at Geneva Oper... Read on →
Longborough Festival Opera (LFO) announce full cast lists for all productions this season
Photo: Stephen Shepherd Longborough Festival Opera reaches the last step of in its ambitious project to be the first privately run oper... Read on →
Peter Seller/Bill Viola's, Tristan und Isolde to reach Canada in 2013 - with a rotating cast
Peter Seller/Bill Viola's, Tristan und Isolde is to be premiered at Canadian Opera Company in February 2013. Known in the USA as the ... Read on →
And Now for something Completely Different: Carlo Bergonzi "Io la vidi il suo sorriso"
Alas, not the Solti: Carlo Bergonzi sings "Io la vidi il suo sorriso" from Don Carlo by Giuseppe Verdi (1813-1901) New Philha... Read on →
Louis Spohr - String Quartet No. 20 in A Minor Op. 74 No. 1 (1825)
Found, yet again, on youtube An extract from Clive Brown's "Louis Spohr: A Critical Biography" He (Spohr) also informe... Read on →
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Edit: Oops! This should have been a new page. Well, you get the idea. It seems, oddly enough from emails, for various reasons some people ... Read on →
Sydney Opera House to recreate 1973 opening Wagner gala.
Back in the days when even the Wagnerian was to young to wonder around in the woods looking for a bear, the Sydney Opera House celebrated it... Read on →
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