The first opera by a woman composer?
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The work under consideration here is Francesca Caccini’s Il liberazione di
Ruggiero dall’isola d’Alcina. Written as a court entertainment in Florence
in 16...
19 hours ago
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
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 →
International Wagner Performances January 2018
We are trying something new this month; a full, or nearly full, list of Wagner performances world wide. Not just full operas but concert per... Read on →
Complete Ring Cycles: 2018. Full Listing
What follows is a list of full Ring cycles in 2018. As always details may change, or we may have made an error. Please check with each... Read on →
Opera in Depth with David Nice. Rheingold. London. Starting January 8
David tells us the part of the series that concentrates on Rheingold will run for 5 weeks and should you wish to sign-up just for this ... Read on →
Parsifal. New Production Munich 2018. Kaufmann, Stemme, Pape, Audi & Petrenko. Video Preview
Pierre Audi's new "all star cast" production of Parsifal will premiere at Bayerische Staatsoper on 28 June, 2018. It wil... Read on →
Calixto Bieito's Latest Tannhauser: Restrained, Out of Ideas Or Just A Guardian Reader?
Whatever you might think of Calixto Bieito's opera productions understated is not a word one would commonly use. Yet, that is certainl... Read on →
Recommendation: Tannhauser: Barenboim, Pape, Seiffert, Petersen, Prudenskaya, Waltz
I find it difficult to enjoy productions of Tannhauser on DVD, or indeed on the stage. Not because of the score, obviously, or performers,... Read on →
Free Digital Magazine. Gramophone: Recordings of the Year 1977-2017
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Gramophone Awards this year, Gramophone have produced a very special free digital magazine: '... Read on →
New Books: Ernest Newman A Critical Biography By Paul Watt
Wagner's most detailed biographer - despite its age, his four-volume "Life Of Richard Wagner" remains indispensable - finds ... Read on →
Wagner and Paris: The Case of Rienzi (1869). Mark Everist
Abstract The French reception of Wagner is often based on the two pillars of the 1861 Tannhäuser production and that of Lohengrin in 1891.... Read on →
Watch Now: Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me (Documentary, 2008)
A portrait of the mezzo-soprano singer Waltraud Meier Presenting her on stage and in rehearsal as Didon, Ortrud, Leonore, Amneris, Siegl... Read on →
Watch Now: Carlos Kleiber: Traces to Nowhere.
Carlos Kleiber was one of the legendary conductors of his time, famous for his infrequent, but supreme interpretations. He had an unusual ... Read on →
Watch Now: Sir Georg Solti Great Conductors In Rehearsal. Tannhauser
Rehearsing and conducting the Overture to Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner with the Süddeutsche Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra Available Su... Read on →
Lecture: Reinventing Wagner After Hitler. London. Feb 2018
REINVENTING WAGNER AFTER HITLER A lecture by Dr. Patrick Carnegy German Historical Institute, 17 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2... Read on →
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