Update: And we are officially no longer "dangerous" (ED: Not too sure how I feel about that). Tweeting from here no longer prov...
Why Twitter Considers "The Wagnerian" "Dangerous"
Wednesday, 13 November 2013
Tuesday, 12 November 2013
Audio: An Introduction To The Ring (60 minutes)
Broadcast two days ago and made available by ABC Radio's "The Music Show. A fine introduction to the Ring cycle from Heath L...
Stefan Herheim,/Salzburg Meistersinger To Get DVD Release In 2014
In a rather unusual turn of events - at least in regard to productions of Wagner's work - it seems everyone liked the Stefan Herheim...
Sunday, 10 November 2013
Trailer: Parsifal, Lyric Opera of Chicago
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November 9, 2013 Parsifal Richard Wagner Cast: Parsifal: Paul Groves Kundry: Daveda Karanas Amfortas: Thomas Hampson ...
Wagner Thought For The Week
While listening to some of the Wagner experts discuss their subject during "The Wagner Files" documentary, we were reminded of ...
Saturday, 9 November 2013
Wagner related Free Ebook: Goethe "Faust" (ENG)
October 23, 1870 "In the evening Don Juan. Comparing Byron with Goethe and Schiller, R says: "Everything in the lords work is ...
The Wagner Files Documentary: Now available In English
A few weeks ago we reviewed " The Wagner Files ", a German produced Ipad/Iphone app that had just been translated into English....
Review: Das Rheingold - Valery Gergiev, Marjinsky Label
Wagner: Das Rheingold René Pape, Wotan Nikolai Putilin, Alberich Stephan Rügamer, Loge Ekaterina Gubanova, Fricka Andrei Popov, Mime...
Friday, 8 November 2013
Wagner Mania: Washington DC. November 2013
Concerts from the Library of Congress is gearing up for a month full of events that pay homage to Richard Wagner. As they cannot prese...
Presto Classical Offers a Free Suzuki Bach Cantatas CD Download
Given Wagner's thoughts on Bach this is perhaps not as off topic as it might seem. For a time, Presto Classical are offering a free...
Inside the Ring: Essays on Wagner's Opera Cycle - Now As An Ebook
If you are anything like us, you may spend an atrocious amount of money on Wagner related material - no less so than books. Should you wa...
A Book, A Bernstein, A Wagner And His Melody
Our editor reads a book, finds some videos on youtube, becomes reminded of youth, and then moans about "the state of the "youth...
Wednesday, 6 November 2013
Evil vanishes: Rogelio de Egusquiza and Wagner´s Parsifal
Parsifal - Rogelio de Egusquiza The Museo del Prado in Madird, is holding an exhibition of the work of Cantabrian painter Rogelio de ...
The Wagner Series - Sculptures Inspired by Wagner's Dramas
Wagner has inspired many artists over the years: from poets, to composers, to writers to artists. The latest is Norwich artist Vannessa P...
Tuesday, 5 November 2013
Comment: Ender's Game Director Uses Wagner To Defend Movie Adaptation
Orson Scott Card: Is that a coat or a "Chip" on his shoulder? Our editor comments on recent events surrounding the film adapti...
Angela Gheorghiu Tells Kaufmann To Stop Singing Wagner & Wants RW To Write For Her
Angela Gheorghiu in "Wagner is dead?" shock. In an interview today, when asked about performing Wagner, Angela Gheorghiu sai...
Romeo Castellucci Parsifal Gets DVD Release. Watch The Trailer
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Castellucci's,"dream like", production of Parsifal will be available on DVD from the 25th of November. Details and trailer be...
The Wagner Journal: November's Issue Now Available
The November 2013 issue (vol.7, no.3) contains the following feature articles: • 'Our English Monster-Man' [containing new resear...
Wednesday, 30 October 2013
Record Label Turns To Kickstarter To Fund Rare Wagner CD Set
Was Wagner the first person to use "crowed funding" to pay for performances of his work? Well, it is certain that it was public ...
Funded "Doctoral Studentship in Hearings of Wagner's Letimotives" Available
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For graduates with an interest in Wagner, a chance like this rarely comes along - especially with a tax-free stipend starting at £13,726 p...
Tuesday, 29 October 2013
An Insiders Guide To Parsifal: Lyric Opera Of Chicago
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"Compassion and redemption. Yes, one is very dependent on the other. The theme of redemption – Parsifal’s redemption – is entirely tied...
Monday, 28 October 2013
Audio Interview: Heath Lees and Dimity Reed: Wagner's Ring
A few weeks ago we featured Heath Lees fascinating new four part documentary series, Wagner's Ring: A Tale Told In Music , examini...
THE NIBELUNG STRIKES BACK
THE NIBELUNG STRIKES BACK: Fundamental connections in the leitmotivic treatment and structure of Wagner’s 0peras and John Williams’ St...
"Lost" Wagner Letter Sells For Over 3000 Euros
Mentioned a few weeks ago, it appears the letter, in which Wagner provides information on the character of Lohengrin, sold for 3, 300 eur...
Video: Daniel Brenna Discusses Playing both Sigmund & Siegfried
In 2011, more by accident then design that year, we saw a little known American tenor give a performance of Siegfried that both astounded ...
Barenboim Ring - On USB, With Interactive Extras
Update: See video below. Also, pre-release price now confirmed on Amazon at £34.49 Not the first time that Warner Classics have release...
The Ring Continues To Turn: Janowski Walkure Released.
Should you have access to spotify you can listen to it in its entirety below. A review can also be found here , although, we are listeni...
A Tantalizing Look At the Melbourne Ring: Rheindaughter As Showgirl
Lorina Gore, as Rhinedaughter, backstage Ring cycle in Melbourne. “I don’t necessarily want to create the kind of traditional fantasy ...
Tuesday, 22 October 2013
Piedmont Opera To Stage First Dutchman In Its History
Indeed, not only its first Dutchman but first Wagner drama. A production of the Dutchman by Steven LaCosse , that first saw its premiere...
Friday, 18 October 2013
Interview: Ben Woodward. "Bayreuth? They stole our idea!"
One would have to admit that in UK this year those with an interest in Wagner have been well served - with the exception of the UKs two ...
Thursday, 17 October 2013
Riccardo Chailly To Take Over From Barenboim At La Scala?
Riccardo Chailly is to take over from Daniel Barenboim when he steps down as La Scala's Music Director in 2017 - perhaps before. Or s...
Wednesday, 16 October 2013
Patrick Carnegy's "Wagner And The Art Of The Theatre" Re-released In Paperback
First published in 2006, Patrick Carnegy's " Wagner And The Art Of The Theatre" has finally been re-released as a far more af...
Video Lecture 2: Parsifal - As Art And Ideology
Recommended. Again, whether you agree or not. Below, you will also find the complete text of "The Thunder, Perfect Mind. Wagner’...
Video Lecture: Bayreuth as Bardo: Schlingensief’s Parsifal Production
Ed: Note, much talk of "To Buddhists this means" and "In Buddhism this means...". If you preface this with "Tib...
Wagner Lecture With Alex Ross: University of Oklahoma - Oct. 18
Should you be in the area, clearly worth attending. Intriguingly titled "Siegfried Dionysus: Wagner, Nietzsche, and the Adoration of...
Video Interview: Stephanie Blythe.
Bing and Dennis of "Classic Talk", speak with mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe.
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