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...
Watch Now: Die Walküre” (Act I). NYP. Jaap van Zweden. Jan 15
Sunday, 18 February 2018
Friday, 16 February 2018
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...
Friday, 5 January 2018
Quote Of The Month: Charlie Chaplin Upon Hearing Tannhauser For The First Time
Taken from Christopher Lawrence's book, " Swooning: A Classical Music Guide to Life, Love, Lust and Other Follies" ...
An Invitation To Parsifal. Bayreuth. August 15. 1892
Researching something else, we came across this full page ad for Parsifal in 1892. Thought we would share. A sort of Wagner Tardis. You will...
Wagner, Williams, Star Wars and Alex Ross: The perfect combination?
One of our often featured Wagnerian commentators, Alex Ross, discusses the use of "wagnerian" leitmotifs, in John Williams's...
Monday, 1 January 2018
New Wagner Related Book: Granville Bantock Letters to William Wallace and Ernest Newman
Fascinating, if horrendously expensive, book edited by Michael Allis. Details from the publisher, below Granville Bantock's letters...
Wiener Staatsoper To Stream Full Ring Cycle April 2018. Full Details
As part of Wiener Staatsoper's live streaming program, they will be streaming Sven-Eric Bechtolf's production of Der Ring des Ni...
Thursday, 28 December 2017
International Wagner Performances January 2018
We are trying something new this month; a full, or nearly full, list of Wagner performances world wide. Not just full operas but concert per...
Wednesday, 27 December 2017
Complete Ring Cycles: 2018. Full Listing
What follows is a list of full Ring cycles in 2018. As always details may change, or we may have made an error. Please check with each...
Opera in Depth with David Nice. Rheingold. London. Starting January 8
David tells us the part of the series that concentrates on Rheingold will run for 5 weeks and should you wish to sign-up just for this ...
Parsifal. New Production Munich 2018. Kaufmann, Stemme, Pape, Audi & Petrenko. Video Preview
Pierre Audi's new "all star cast" production of Parsifal will premiere at Bayerische Staatsoper on 28 June, 2018. It wil...
Calixto Bieito's Latest Tannhauser: Restrained, Out of Ideas Or Just A Guardian Reader?
Whatever you might think of Calixto Bieito's opera productions understated is not a word one would commonly use. Yet, that is certainl...
Tuesday, 26 December 2017
Recommendation: Tannhauser: Barenboim, Pape, Seiffert, Petersen, Prudenskaya, Waltz
I find it difficult to enjoy productions of Tannhauser on DVD, or indeed on the stage. Not because of the score, obviously, or performers,...
Free Digital Magazine. Gramophone: Recordings of the Year 1977-2017
To celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Gramophone Awards this year, Gramophone have produced a very special free digital magazine: '...
Monday, 25 December 2017
New Books: Ernest Newman A Critical Biography By Paul Watt
Wagner's most detailed biographer - despite its age, his four-volume "Life Of Richard Wagner" remains indispensable - finds ...
Wagner and Paris: The Case of Rienzi (1869). Mark Everist
Abstract The French reception of Wagner is often based on the two pillars of the 1861 Tannhäuser production and that of Lohengrin in 1891....
Watch Now: Waltraud Meier: I follow a voice within me (Documentary, 2008)
A portrait of the mezzo-soprano singer Waltraud Meier Presenting her on stage and in rehearsal as Didon, Ortrud, Leonore, Amneris, Siegl...
Watch Now: Carlos Kleiber: Traces to Nowhere.
Carlos Kleiber was one of the legendary conductors of his time, famous for his infrequent, but supreme interpretations. He had an unusual ...
Watch Now: Sir Georg Solti Great Conductors In Rehearsal. Tannhauser
Rehearsing and conducting the Overture to Tannhäuser by Richard Wagner with the Süddeutsche Rundfunk Symphony Orchestra Available Su...
Lecture: Reinventing Wagner After Hitler. London. Feb 2018
REINVENTING WAGNER AFTER HITLER A lecture by Dr. Patrick Carnegy German Historical Institute, 17 Bloomsbury Square, London WC1A 2...
Sunday, 24 December 2017
A Happy, Wagnerian Christmas - Despite Much To Make It Seem Otherwise
Its been a very odd year and possibly not the best for many, Politics have split many people in at least two very large economies: the UK...
Sunday, 10 September 2017
Study Weekend, University Of Oxford: Wagner & Philosophy. Oct 2017
Looks rather interesting. Some impressive tutors. Places still available. And only £77 for the full weekend Wagner and Philosophy Overvi...
Friday, 11 August 2017
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...
Tuesday, 8 August 2017
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...
Wednesday, 2 August 2017
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...
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