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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Wagner discusses Cosima with Liszt - In Comic book form?
Frank Liszt Comic s is an irregular blog featuring moments from Liszt's life - both factual and fictional - in comic strip form. There i... Read on →
Tannhauser Paris premiere - in the form of a comic book
Found over at the blog of Big Time Attic , the following was created in 2010 as part of a writing class. For full details click here - whic... Read on →
Balkenhol Sculpture of Richard Wagner Nearing Completion (images)
Stephan Balkenhol working on his sculpture of Richard Wagner, for a memorial for the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner to be erected in ... Read on →
Wagner: The ultimate seduction
The ultimate seduction: revisiting the case of Wagner Wagner aimed to overthrow 19th-century silliness and replace it with a new "mu... Read on →
Wagner's Dark Shadow?
Originally published German issue 14/2013 (March 30, 2013) of DER SPIEGEL. Born 200 years ago, Germany's most controversial composer... Read on →
Ryan McKinny Has Spent Years Getting Ready for Tristan and Isolde
How does a person get from Pasadena City College to Julliard to become a Houston Grand Opera Studio Artist, go on to the Met in New York C... Read on →
Sir Colin Davis: 25 September 1927 – 14 April 2013
On 14 April 2013, Sir Colin died at the age of 85 after a short illness. The London Symphony Orchestra announced his death through a stat... Read on →
New Ipad App from Naxos: Wagner - The Ring
Alas, have not been able to access this yet so cannot comment on its quality. Clearly the video below is basically a video "ad"... Read on →
Roger Ebert: 1942 – April 4, 2013
The great Roger Ebert: (1942 – April 4, 2013) perhaps the most intelligent and wittiest of film critics - and certainly perhaps one of... Read on →
Useless Wagner Trivia 1: The Ring at Warp Factor Four
Your humble editor has many interests apart from Wagner or indeed "classical" music. One of the more "occult"ones is ... Read on →
Free to view: MET Documentary, "Wagner's Dream"
The feature-length documentary will be available for free streaming on the Met website during the week leading up to the opening night ... Read on →
Megadeth frontman Dave Mustaine to perform Wagner?
Difficult to say but he will be the featured soloist for an upcoming program in 2014 for the San Diego Symphony that includes Wagner, Viva... Read on →
Video introduction to the Ring
Made available by the author: Excerpt from The Great Courses "The Music of Richard Wagner" Lecture 17 - The Ring Professor Rob... Read on →
Video Lecture: History and Sexuality in Tannhäuser
William Scott (U. of Pittsburgh): "Unspeakable Songs: History and Sexuality in Tannhäuser" Read on →
Video Lecture: Mark Berry ""Hans Werner Henze, Wagner, and the Weight of German Musical Culture"
Mark Berry at Bayreuth You can continue to read Dr Berry's thoughts on Wagner and much else over at "The Boulezian" ... Read on →
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