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...
20 hours ago
Watch Now, Full Documentary: The Colón Ring: Wagner in Buenos Aires
It was an ambitious project: staging Richard Wagner's powerful music drama, the Ring Cycle, in a single day. To honor Richard Wagner... Read on →
Bayreuth To Get, At Last, Its First Female Conductor.
A new production of the The Flying Dutchman, to premiere during the 2021 season, will be directed Russian director Dmitri Tcherniakov and co... Read on →
Bayreuth 2021 To Go Ahead And How To Get Tickets
At least we hope it will. Will include sections outdoors this year. You will have a very short window to buy, we suspect very limited ticket... Read on →
Opera Meets Film: Yuki Mishima’s ‘Patriotism’ & Wagner’s ‘Tristan und Isolde
We really can recommend all of this series from David Salazar . We have included the full short film below. Yukio Mishima’s “Patriotism” is... Read on →
Opera Meets Film: How ‘Promising Young Woman’ & ‘Tristan und Isolde’
We enjoyed this. Suggested. Opera Meets Film” is a feature dedicated to exploring the way that opera has been employed in cinema. We will se... Read on →
Is Richard Wagner the Most Controversial and Influential Composer Ever?
We didn't choose the title, indeed edited it. Ignore some of the inanities of the introduction then read Alex Ross attempt to bring som... Read on →
The Meaning Of The Ring?
There are, as many interpretations of the Ring as there are CDs. Tom Service thinks that at least he knows what it's not about - maybe: ... Read on →
Rolling Stone Magazine Includes Wagner Book In Its "Best Music Books Of 2020"
It's not that often Rolling Stone Magazine features Richard Wagner, but I think we can never recall it featuring a book about Wagner in ... Read on →
Richard and the revolutionaries: why did lefties love Wagner? Alex Ross
In 1883, the year of Richard Wagner’s death, the theatre critic William Archer noticed a red-haired, bearded youth who was sitting day after... Read on →
Listen now: Wagner: Der Ring des Nibelungen – Explorations
We recommended this audio exploration of the Ring on release in 2013 - and we still do, although it's still not always easy to get outsi... Read on →
Watch Now: World and Revolution of Richard Wagner
From Michigan Opera: an overview of Wagner, his work and times. MOT at Home is supported by the National Endowment for the Humanities Read on →
Richard Wagner and the Twilight of Western Civilization
Written By: Peter Isackson According to Alex Ross in his book, “Wagnerism: Art and Politics in the Shadow of Music,” Richard Wagner was more... Read on →
Grace Bumbry: Black Venus, White Bayreuth, Race, Sexuality And Wagner
Grace Bumbry as Venus in Wagner's "Tannhäuser" Originally published in German Studies Review, 2012. Written by Kira Thurman , ... Read on →
Watch Now: A New, Brief, Wagner Video Biography
A brief, potted, biography of Wagner and his work from Biographics. Richard Wagner: A Controversial Titan of Classical Music Read on →
Stephen Fry talks to Alex Ross About His New Book "Wagnerism"
Stephen Fry joins the Royal Philharmonic Society for a very special conversation – with the author and music critic for The New Yorker, Alex... Read on →
Two None Wagnerians Discuss Alex Ross "Wagnerism"
In his first book, Alex Ross introduced more people to "modern" classical music then NPR and the BBC had managed to do in both org... Read on →
Two Wagner Books You Must Buy This Month
It has been a few years since two books about Wagner and his work have been published in the same month, it has been even longer since both ... Read on →
Join Us Sunday, 10 May To Watch and Chat: Die Walkure, Act One. 5 PM (British Summer Time)
Join us over at Twitch for video "watch party" of act one of Walkure. Meet some new friends, chat with some old ones and most ... Read on →
Opera Australia launches free online streaming platform with Joan Sutherland in the starring role
Unable to perform live while the country is in COVID-19 lock-down, Opera Australia has created another way to share their performances wit... Read on →
Join Us Sunday, 3 May For A Free One Day "Live" Online Little Bayreuth
Bayreuth, as you know is cancelled, as are all other performances. The world is in a temporary turmoil. People are locked in or if they go... Read on →
£400 Of Free Hi-res FLAC Download Albums For Every Reader (Including Booklets) QOBUZ
We know that things are, to put it mildly, difficult for so many of you at the moment; for both those unable to leave home and those hav... Read on →
Das Rheingold: Coronadämmerung
This is excellent! And should you enjoy it, and you can, please give to https://artistrelieftree.com/ . The gods need you! Jamie Ba... Read on →
Bayreuth 2020 Cancelled And Disruption To Next Two Years Program
From the festival: In view of the effects of the Corona crisis on the operations of the Bayreuth Festival GmbH, the management and the sha... Read on →
The Bayreuth Festival Suspends Ticket Sales. Longborough Awaits Advice
Perhaps it should come as little surprise but Bayreuth continues to review this year's festival in light of COVID-19. With this in min... Read on →
How To Get The Best Sound Quality Out Of Spotify: For Wagner Or Anyone
We are aware that a lot of our readers use Spotify (many other - even better - classical music services are available, but that is for ano... Read on →
Wagner The Ring: A Synopsis In Prose, Images And Music
Just wonderful. Comic Strip art by William Elliott. Originally published at the now long gone, sinfinimusic.com - at least the comic st... Read on →
A Happy, Melchiorian Christmas/Yuletide
Its that time of year again and we wanted to say we have, once again, enjoyed your company, whether as emails, twitter, facebook comme... Read on →
Heroic Voices. London July July 4 2020
Heroic Voices Wagner, Strauss and the rise of dramatic song Laure Meloy dramatic soprano Lee David Bowen heldentenor Kelv... Read on →
HEROIC VOICES Wagner, Strauss, and the rise of dramatic song. London July 2020
Rising heldentenor Lee David Bowen, and dramatic soprano Laure Meloy join Wagnerian specialist repetiteur Kelvin Lim in a programme explorin... Read on →
How Wagner Influenced The "Club Scene"
Ok, it's only loosely connected to Wagner, but a fascinating article, about a fascinating exhibition, of a fascinating subject with w... Read on →
Wagner And Theology
A fascinating resource, audio lecture and article series by Professor Richard Bell. Richard is investigating Wagner's theological, eth... Read on →
Death and the Master: Original obituaries and reports from Richard Wagner’s death in 1883
Not too sure who but we would be interested in this but we thought you might be too. The description below is from the publisher. This ex... Read on →
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