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...
16 hours ago
RingQuest: Tolkien, A Ring, Heavy Metal & Paul Raymond Gregory
We are often surprised by how many people with an interest in Wagner - and the Ring cycle in particular - also have an interest in Tolki... Read on →
Bayreuth Parsifal (2016) Now On DVD & Blu-ray
At least this production has actually made it to DVD. Be warned, there are people this will offend, although probably not as much as goo... Read on →
Listen To Bayreuth Festival 2017 - On Demand
First, apologies: the schedule and where to listen to this year's festival should have been auto upload prior to the first performan... Read on →
Wagner On The True Meaning Of: Reality, Love, The Ring, Wotan, Brunhilde and More
Wagner And Rockel - 1865 "But it is not the repulse of Alberich by the Rhine-daughters - the repulse was inevitable owing to thei... Read on →
The Wagnerian On Facebook
I'm Waiting You might not be aware, but The Wagnerian has its own Facebook page, been one for years, to be honest. Where have you ... Read on →
Watch Now: The Making Of WNO Ring Cycle
A short series of documentaries looking at the 2016 staging of Washington National Opera's Ring cycle. Read on →
Alex Ross: Wagner In America
Alex Ross returns to his native Washington, D.C., in this afternoon symposium on Wagner connections to American culture.. Fascinating. ... Read on →
Richard Wagner To Star In Anime Series ClassicaLoid Season Two
Well, this is going to get a bit complicated. We are more than aware of the dangers of stereotyping - especially, stereotyping our more th... Read on →
ROH To Revive Warner's Ring Cycle . Cast Details Added
No. Before you ask, we have no idea why or what either The Royal Opera House will, once again, revive Keith Warner's, sometimes trou... Read on →
John Cage, Frank Scheffer, Nikolaus Lehnhoff & The Ring in 4.24 Minutes.
In 1987 John Cage commissioned Frank Scheffer to record Nikolaus Lehnhoff's Ring at the Bayerische Staatsoper. Of course, being both... Read on →
Bayreuth Ring 2017: Tickets Still Available
How times have changed! Some of us can recall having to wait years for tickets to Bayreuth - especially a Bayreuth Ring. But that appears... Read on →
Alex Ross Gives Update On Wagner Book - And Evidence
Some of us have been waiting, somewhat patiently, for news on the always erudite - and enjoyable to read - Alex Ross's planned book ... Read on →
What Are We to Make Of Toscanini.
Toscanini with Wieland Wagner David Denby, at the New Yorker, discusses and reevaluates Toscanini while simultaneously reviewing Harvey ... Read on →
Kent Nagano To Begin "HIP" Performance Of Ring From 2020,
Kent Nagano and the Concerto Köln have begun a project to reproduce a "Historically Informed Performance" of the Ring during 20... Read on →
Wagner's greatest roles
How does it feel to encounter, at first hand, the Herculean demands made by Wagner’s most iconic roles? By Arnold Whittall In both Rienzi ... Read on →
Paul Heise's life is Richard Wagner.
An overview of Paul Heise's (creator of Wagnerheim )"obsession" with Wagner. Paul Heise's life is Richard Wagner. The An... Read on →
Sex and The Married Wagnerian
One from the archives: 7 years ago (where does the time fly?) our editor published the following. Followed a few weeks later by part two- w... Read on →
Watch Now: Tristan Und Isolde. René Kollo & Gwyneth Jones
Again, made freely avaible by Euroarts. One of our early Tristan's on the then newly emerging DVD format. This performance was rec... Read on →
Watch Now: Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg. Deutsche Oper
Made available, freely, by Euroarts. It may help one take one's mind off of all sorts of insanities. This magnificent production o... Read on →
Listen To The 2016 Bayreuth Parsifal.
NRK KLASSISK Radio is rebroadcasting, the 2016 Bayreuth Parsifal today at 16.00 GMT . Full details below. To listen, simply click thi... Read on →
A Wagnerian With No Wagner? Not Music To An Aussie. 10 Down, 8 Across.
Colin Dexter: 29 September 1930 – 21 March 2017) As readers are surely aware, Colin Dexter, creator of probably one of this generation... Read on →
Celebrate 10 years of the Wagner Journal
The Wagner Journal is 10 years old this year - no small task when so many magazines and journals are struggling to survive in the second d... Read on →
Watch Now: Opéra Monte-Carlo's French Language Tannhauser.
But first listen to those involved in, Opéra Monte-Carlo 's new production of Tannhauser, discuss the production, the work itself ... Read on →
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