Interstellar Galactomic Nabucco
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The 2025 production of Verdi’s Nabucco recorded in the Arena di Verona is
nothing if not spectacular; visually and vocally. One might ask though if
it’s an...
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MET/Lepage Ring: Revival Cancelled As "The Planks" Are Retired?
Even the Gods can be made "to walk the plank" The normally accurate, as far as MET rumors are concerned, La Cieca has publish... Read on →
Kosminski's "Nazi" Tannhauser leads to audience walkouts and protests from Jewish Community
Burkhard C. Kosminski's new production of Tannhauser for the Deutsche Oper am Rhein has lead to booing, audience members walking out (s... Read on →
"Der Ring des Nibelungen - Explorations". 4 CD Set Exploring The Ring Cycle
To mark the worldwide bicentenary celebrations of Wagner’s birth, a set of four CDs has been recorded for the Decca label by Australian Wa... Read on →
Stephen Moss in discussion with Nina Stemme
Nina Stemme is one of those artists who, if you are having difficulty submitting yourself to the multiple absurdities of opera , makes you... Read on →
Opera Related Movies You May Have Missed No 1: Diva (1981)
Our editor takes leave of Wagner for a moment to introduce, to those that may have missed it, the 1981 French classic "Diva" I a... Read on →
Stephen Fry to Play a Lumberjack. Honest. Benjamin Britten’s Paul Bunyan,
Welsh National Youth Opera’s new production of Benjamin Britten’s Paul Bunyan, featuring the voice of Stephen Fry, will open at Wales Millen... Read on →
Die Feen: The English Libretto
It is notoriously difficult to find a freely available English libretto for this work. With that in mind an individual has kindly prepare... Read on →
Singing Richard Wagner Stamps?
Well, not quite, but scanning the QR code on these Wagner bicentenary stamps will take you to the Hungarian State Opera's website where ... Read on →
Fredric Jameson: Allegory In Wagner's Ring - with video examples
Lets be honest, few people are actually able to provide interesting lectures on or about Wagner and his work. Most are far better read than ... Read on →
Audio Documentary: Richard Wagner
An episode of "Composer Of The Week" from 2011. Still available to listen to from the BBC Radio 4 website - click link below. Ru... Read on →
How much Schopenhauer is really in Wagner's work?
Schopenhauer How much Schopenhauer is there really in Wagner? A l e s s a n d r o P i n z a n i Universidade Federal de S... Read on →
Another Wagner Boxset: Toscanini Conducts Wagner. Sony
If you are still not exhausted by Wagner Box-sets, the following maybe of interest. It may also be one of the better ones. Should you have ... Read on →
New Wagner Boxset: Richard Wagner: Great Recordings - Sony
Sony have now joined EMI and DG with a Wagner Bicentenary Box-set: Richard Wagner: Great Recordings. A set which includes all of Wagner... Read on →
What Little Hans Knew: Opera's Invisible Man. Herbert Graf,
Performance presentation by Gerald Davidson. The Freud Museum , London To mark the Wagner bi-centenary Gerald Davidson revives his perform... Read on →
Video Lecture: How Richard Wagner Influnced Film Music
Matthew Bribitzer-Stull (Univ. of Minnesota): Wagner's Legacy in the Leitmotivic Film Score Read on →
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