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...
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Nikolaus Lehnhoff: May 1939 - August 2015
Perhaps the best obituary would not be words but images. Read on →
A Quick Word From Our Editor: Wagner & Dicks vs Phalluses
I enjoy the Wagner Journal immensely - after all how could I not. It is always filled with the most interesting articles - the latest issu... Read on →
Barenboim & Berlin Philharmonic In Iran?
Miri Regev: "Look! I'm telling you! Its True! Elvis is alive. He works in this fish 'an chip shop in Scunthorpe." ... Read on →
Cheryl Studer Remembers Wolfgang Sawallisch
On her Facebook page, Cheryl Studer has just written the following. We felt it was more than worth bringing to your attention. And perhaps... Read on →
The Phantom Cup that Comes and Goes: The Story of the Holy Grail
From noiseful arms, and acts of prowess done In tournament or tilt, Sir Percivale, Whom Arthur and his knighthood called The Pure, ... Read on →
Wagner's Parsifal as ritual theater: approaching the numinous unknown
From carl Jung's "Red Book" by Douglas Thomas, PhD, LCSW and Elizabeth Eowyn Nelson, PhD Richard Wagner spent 37 years ... Read on →
Where the Creative Paths of Wagner and Liszt Diverge
Poetic Music for the Theatre and the Concert Hall: Where the Creative Paths of Wagner and Liszt Diverge Alisa Yuko Bernhard Were Liszt... Read on →
Wagner Related Quote Of The Week
“By necessity, everyone is compelled to create his or her own particular Wagner, a Wagner who then becomes an object to become defended ... Read on →
Watch Now - Two Hour Documentary: The Tristan Effect
An in depth analysis of the Tristan chord. A Chicago Symphony Orchestra Beyond the Score Production. Read on →
Wagner In The 21st Century: If Wagner Had A Blog
Pablo Helguera Pablo Helguera is a New York-based artist working with sculpture, drawing, photography and performance. You can see more ... Read on →
Listen Now: 'Tristan Und Isolde,' The Love Story That Changed Opera For Good
Artistic revolutions are rarely born easy. They complained about cubism, they grumbled about the "talkies" — and boy, did they... Read on →
Looking for sparks of redemption in 'Götterdämmerung's' ashes
Reflection: Looking for sparks of redemption in 'Götterdämmerung's' ashes By ROBERT DUFFY On the way home Friday night fro... Read on →
Free Online Course: Sagas and Space - Thinking Space in Viking Age and Medieval Scandinavia
While the course is now officially completed it is still possible to enroll and work through the material. We thought that this might be of ... Read on →
The Bayreuth Festspielhaus: The Metaphysical Manifestation of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen
The Bayreuth Festspielhaus: The Metaphysical Manifestation of Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen Matthew Timmermans, University of Ot... Read on →
Between Žižek and Wagner: Retrieving the Revolutionary Potential of Music
Between Žižek and Wagner: Retrieving the Revolutionary Potential of Music Tere Vadén, University of Tampere Wagner was fundame... Read on →
Wagner explains the great "secret" of his musical form: Redux
Dali's Mad Tristan Explained to Mathilde Wesendonck in a letter dated October 1859 "I recognize now that the characteristic... Read on →
Free Ebook: Margaret Armour's Ring Cycle Translation
Margaret Armour' s "plain prose" translation of The Ring of the Nibelung, illustrated by Arthur Rackham. Available in tw... Read on →
Django Unchained: Two Very Different Wagnerian Interpretations
Upon its release in 2013 our editor, in another guise, released a review/come semi-analysis of Tarantino's Django Unchained. In this, wa... Read on →
New Issue Of Wagner Journal Available
The July 2015 issue (vol.9, no.2), now available, contains the following feature articles: • 'Gender, Sexuality and Love in Wagner: An... Read on →
Watch Now: Fidelio: Kaufmann, Pieczonka, Guth, Weser-Most. Salzburg
The Salzburg Festival presents Ludwig van Beethoven's one and only opera, his masterpiece:Fidelio, in a new production staged by Clau... Read on →
Watch Now: Wagner Documentary
Found on youtube, From The BBC in 1997. There have been far, far worse documentaries about Wagner. Do yourself a favour, This, if you hu... Read on →
Why ROH's Antonio Pappano Cannot Sit Through The Ring
"How much Wagner can I listen to? About this much ,mate" In a recent interview with the Telegraph, Antonio Pappano, music di... Read on →
Watch Now: Tristan Und Isolde - Sydney Symphony Orchestra
Act one only so far, but according to the ever reliable Alex Ross , the rest is on its way. When it is we shall update accordingly. ... Read on →
Watch: Tristan Und Isolde. Bayreuth 2015
Let us hope that this production actually makes it to DVD this time. For Bayreuth, this is a rather "conservative" production ... Read on →
Watch Now: Wagnerian Wabbit: The Making of ‘What’s Opera Doc?
From the DVD box-set Looney Tunes: Golden Collection 2 . Available on Amazon or a retailer of your choice. Note to readers in Europe: se... Read on →
Gustav Mahler, Alfred Roller, and the Wagnerian Gesamtkunstwerk.
Gustav Mahler, Alfred Roller, and the Wagnerian Gesamtkunstwerk: "Tristan" and Affinities between the Arts at the Vienna Cour... Read on →
Wagner and the Jews
Two centuries after the great composer’s birth, his anti-Semitism remains a bitterly contested issue. Perhaps that’s because no one has y... Read on →
Wagner Reading Wagner: Lohengrin. Watch Now
Attentive readers may recall a year or so ago, Jamie McGregor's re-enactment of Wagner reading the text of the Flying Dutchman. We... Read on →
Wagner's Vixens and Old Men
Wagner reached a point in his struggling years when he felt pulled in too many directions. His letters to several friends describe the torme... Read on →
My Life With Wagner by Christian Thielemann - Review Overview
"The harmonies of Tristan arouse feelings in me that I can hardly describe: sensuality, excitement, watchfulness, the wish for enjo... Read on →.jpg)
Richard Wagner’s revolution: “Music drama” against bourgeois “opera"
Richard Wagner’s revolution: “Music drama” against bourgeois “opera" Dr Mark Berry Contrary to widespread opinion, Richard Wagner s... Read on →
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