Celebrating Steve Reich at 90
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Steve Reich turned 90 on Saturday and on Tuesday evening Soundstreams
staged a celebratory concert at Koerner Hall. It began with an unusual
performance of...
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15 Years and Now They Change it?
Where does the time go? Space maybe? Anyway, finally we updated things. A new look, over halfway through a new decade. Well, at least you ca... Read on →Something New?
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New Ring Cycle Guide From Apple Music Classical
We have sat through enough Ring cycles to know that the choice of recording is half the battle, and in this case Apple Music Classical has d... Read on →
Sofia Up For An "Opera Oscar", Plus The Meistersinger Puccini Cut
The Sofia Opera’s Wagner Festival has been nominated for the International Opera Awards, a distinction the house seems to have earned throu... Read on →
The 2026 Opus Klassik Awards: Kaufmann Brings Wagnerian Heft to Schubert
By Charles P Arden 24 June 2026 The Opus Klassik jury has once again descended from the mountain to deliver its annual verdicts on the stat... Read on →
The Longborough Twilight: A Minimalist Triumph
There is something inherently Wagnerian about the Longborough Festival Theatre. Tucked away in the Cotswolds, its converted-shed dimensions ... Read on →
A New Vorspiel: The Wagnerian Joins Substack
A note to all our readers and fellow pilgrims on the Wagnerian journey: The Wagnerian is now on Substack. You can find us here: thewagnerian... Read on →.jpg)
Fred's Final Plea: Help Us Weave the Threads of Fate!
Hello again, dear readers, Well, it seems I’ve had a rather sobering observation to share. It's come to my attention that our presence o... Read on →
The Ring of the Nibelung in a New Frame: P. Craig Russell's Graphic Adaptation
In the vast and ever-expanding universe of Wagnerian scholarship and reception, a curious and compelling phenomenon has emerged: the graphi... Read on →
The Ring For Beginners 1a: Under The Surface. Beyond the Gold: Unearthing the Political, Philosophical, and Spiritual Foundations of Das Rheingold."
For the novice approaching Wagner's monumental Ring cycle, Das Rheingold can appear as a magnificent and bewildering tapestry of gods,... Read on →
The Ring for Beginners: Part Two, Die Walküre—The Human Heart of the Ring
Part Two: Die Walküre —The Human Heart of the Ring You've made it through the "Preliminary Evening" and now you're ready f... Read on →
A Village Forges a Ring of its Own: The West Malvern Social Club Takes on Wagner
ED: Sadly, we believe tickets are sold out. But it might be worth contacting them for any returns. The colossal scale of Wagner's Ring ... Read on →
The Wagner Journal: July 2025 Issue Arrives with Scholarly Depth and a Digital Leap
The July 2025 issue of The Wagner Journal (Vol. 19, No. 2) has landed, offering its customary blend of rigorous scholarship and critical in... Read on →
Bayreuth's Enduring Gravitas: Chancellors Converge on the Green Hill
From: Charles P Arden The hallowed Green Hill of Bayreuth once again opened its gates, not only to the ardent devotees of Richard Wagner b... Read on →
The Ring for Beginners: Part One – The Rhinegold Unveiled (Your First Steps into Wagner's Epic Cycle)
This is the first instalment in what promises to be at least a four-part series, designed specifically as an accessible introduction to Ri... Read on →
Sir Roger Norrington (1934-2025): An Unflinching Ear for Wagner
The news of Sir Roger Norrington’s passing yesterday, July 18, 2025, at 91 years of age, resonates profoundly throughout the classical music... Read on →
Returning to the Rhine: Revisiting Radiolab's "The Ring and I"
It's a rare delight to unearth a forgotten treasure, and we are thrilled to report that one such gem from our archives is making a trium... Read on →
A Grand Overture on Instagram!
Our dearest readers, It is with a flourish of trumpets (and perhaps a mischievous glint in the eye, much like Beckmesser himself, though wit... Read on →
Munich's 150th Festival: Myth, Masters & the Ring Cycle
The 150th Munich Opera Festival, under the direction of Serge Dorny , is designed as a thematically coherent 'micro-season,' unified... Read on →
Wagner's Quiet Proms: A Scrutiny of the 2025 Lineup
As always, a thorough review of the 2025 BBC Proms schedule has been conducted to ascertain the presence of works connected to the Bayreuth ... Read on →
An Important Announcement (and a Spot of Trouble in the Digital Realm)
Well, hello there, fellow Wagnerians! Fred here, penning a quick note from the (presently slightly frazzled) digital heart of The Wagnerian.... Read on →
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