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
A Must See: A Brief Introduction To Der Ring des Nibelungen
If this doesn't make you want to pop on your favourite Ring on CD, DVD or travel the world to see it live, nothing will. A brie... Read on →
Watch Now: Birgit Nilsson 100 Years
Tonight we are feeling hopeful for the future of a united humanity. A time where we may, eventually perhaps, see our species have a respec... Read on →
An Interview With Allan Leicht. Author Of "My Parsifal Conductor"
We recently had the opportunity to catch-up with Allan Leicht, the Emmy award-winning author of the unusual, off-Broadway play "My... Read on →
A New Wagnerian Music Friday
We see this sort of hashtag trending frequently on social media and so thought, we might try something new. Its debatable whether these ... Read on →
Listen Now: Jonas Kaufmann Discusses Tristan and Performing The Role In Full In Three Years
Or at least he hopes to perform the role in full in three or so years time. But given how far ahead performers like Kaufmann are booked ... Read on →
The Jury Is In: Spotify, Tidal Or Qobuz. Which One Is The Best
Part one is here, offering an overview of streaming services Part two looks at Tidal's features in detail here Part three looks at Q... Read on →
Spotify, Tidal & Qobuz: A Comparison & Review. Part Three: Qobuz
Despite not being as well known, Qobuz has been around longer than not only Tidal but even Spotify, A French company, it launched in 2007... Read on →
Spotify, Tidal & Qobuz: A Comparison & Review. Part Two: Tidal
Tidal Tidal is, or at least was a Norwegian company. Launching in 2014, it is one of the newest of the streaming services and yet one of... Read on →
Spotify, Tidal & Qobuz: A Comparison & Review. Part One
We have been looking at Spotify alternative, streaming services. Those that stream, but in "CD quality - or above. As the Wagnerian ... Read on →
Update: Wagner Goes On Broadway: Comedy "My Parsifal Conductor"
EDIT: We had the opportunity to catch up with the author just prior to the play's premiere. We should be publishing this in the next f... Read on →
Even Wagner Made The Odd Typo.
Editing a few posts recently, to remove the odd typo - one or two a little embarrassing - we were reminded of the letter below from Wagner... Read on →
Catch-up: Listen To Bayreuth 2018 - On-Demand
If you missed this year's Bayreuth live broadcasts you can still catch-up, on demand. Some of these are from BR Klassik. For these s... Read on →
Watch Now: 30 Minutes Of Bayreuth's New Lohengrin. 2018. Recommended
We have been enjoying, greatly, new productions from Bayreuth these last few years and Yuval Sharon's Lohengrin is no exception. I... Read on →
Mini Documentary:Tristan Und Isolde. ENO 1981
Fascinating! Includes an interview with the extraordinary Linda Esther Gray. Broadcast as part of Newsnight August 1981: Sir Reginald Go... Read on →
If you Missed It, Listen To The New Bayreuth Lohengrin Here
Lest you missed it or would like to listen again. Click the link, a new page will appear and then click the play icon. We include som... Read on →
What's So Special About The Bayreuth Festival
To get you "in the mood" for the first day of the Festival tomorrow, 25 July, a little video overview from DW Read on →
How & When To Watch Bayreuth's New Production Of Lohengrin Online - For Free
Edit : We have been informed that this year's live broadcast may be geo-restricted to viewers in Germany. If so, shame and bad f... Read on →
Where To Listen To This Years Bayreuth Festival Online: 2018
It's nearly that time; festival "madness" from Bayreuth. If you are unsure where or when to listen, to the individual, pro... Read on →
Piotr Beczala Rides In On A Swan To Rescue A Distressed Bayreuth
It was less than a week ago when Roberto Alagna's manager informed the Bayreuth festival that the tenor would not be able to perform... Read on →
Bayreuth To Digitize Richard Wagner Archive And Make Available To All
Historically, gaining access to the Richard Wagner Archive has been a somewhat difficult process for the none academic. Indeed, as it ne... Read on →
The Ring, Or Wagner as Scam Artist
The world of Wagner criticism is a strange place. At the periphery of the media, and the internet, it's an even stranger place. Indeed... Read on →
New Issue Of The Wagner Journal Available
‘Kindred Spirits of Meiningen and Bayreuth‘ by Edward A. Bortnichak and Paula M. Bortnichak • ‘Turning the Telescope Round‘ [article ... Read on →
RIP: Professor Stephen Hawking: Physicist & Wagnerian
In one of his final interviews, Professor Hawking was asked how he would like to spend his last days, he replied: Oh my last day, it w... Read on →
Watch Now: Die Walküre” (Act I). NYP. Jaap van Zweden. Jan 15
Some of us here believe that van Zweden may become the best Wagner conductor of this generation. Although, it is very hard to beat Baren... Read on →
A Very Special Offer For Readers Of The Wagnerian: Wagner Books
Apologies for the title; sadly could not think of a better way of putting it. You might recall a few weeks ago we noted two Wagner related... Read on →
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