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Philharmonic gets Wagner right
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Most of the time, a concert devoted entirely to one composer is a feast; with Richard Wagner, it’s merely a sampler. Full Article at Boston Globe
RTÉCO/Brogli-Sacher: Wagner’s Das Rheingold
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The Irish Times - Saturday, November 21, 2009 MICHAEL DERVAN What would the cultural environment be like in a country whose orchestras steered clear of Beethoven, or whose theatres stayed away from Shakespeare? Full Article at Irish Times
Wagner's Overtures In Full-Spectrum Sound
2 weeks ago

Richard Wagner was the consummate man of the theater and one of the greatest opera composers in history. Full Article at NPR
Washington 'Ring' cycle ends with riveting concert
2 weeks ago

WASHINGTON - The world ended on a stage devoid of scenery or special effects, just a soprano in a dark sequined dress singing of redemption and love. Full Article at Access Atlanta Vendor
Wagner great-grandson objects to Berlin Wall event music
3 weeks ago

(JTA) -- Composer Richard Wagner's great-grandson criticized the music chosen to mark the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall because it includes a composition by his "anti-Semitic" great-grandfather. Full Article at JTA
Debus unpacks, then puts out fires
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New Canadian Opera Company music director Johannes Debus thought he was flying in for a party – tonight's 60th anniversary gala concert at the Four Seasons Centre. Full Article at Toronto Star
Wagner descendant protests 'anti-semitic' music at Wall festivities
3 weeks ago

Richard Wagner's great-grandson, Gottfried Wagner, on Friday protested the choice of music at festivities 20 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, which includes a composition by his "anti-semitic" great-grandfather. Full Article at Haaretz
Literatur im Herbst: Dilemma 89
3 weeks ago

"Dilemma 89" is the topic of this year's annual "Literature im Herbst", hosted by the Alte-Schmiede in cooperation with "Wespennest" from 6-8 November in Vienna. Full Article at Eurozine
Pre-Order Richard Wagner's Mind, Society and Human Action
3 weeks ago

Richard Wagner's new book reflecting his effort at reconstruction of the main ideas of neo-Mengerian economics and its implications for contemporary social science will be published in early 2010. Full Article at The Austrian Economists
Postcard from Barcelona
4 weeks ago

A statue of Richard Wagner gazes out from the facade of the Palau de la Música Catalana, in Barcelona. This most fantastical of concert halls, the work of the Catalan architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, celebrates its hundredth anniversary this season. Full Article at Net New Music
Where there is no road, there may be dragons
1 month ago

'If the dongas get much deeper, the World Heritage Site might fade from the map' The Baviaanskloof is being hammered by drought but it was a leopard that did the damage to a thorn bush on Pieter Kruger's farm, Zandvlakte He pointed out the murder... Full Article at Times Live South Africa
Seasonal item
1 month ago

If you had to choose a Hallowe'en costume of a famous composer, who'd it be? I'm about 16 inches too tall to pass for Richard Wagner and, as cool as his sideburns were, he had that weird under-the-chin beard going on. Full Article at Net New Music
Soprano greats Emma Kirkby and Deborah Voigt coming to KC
1 month ago

Soprano greats Emma Kirkby and Deborah Voigt coming to KC By PATRICK NEAS Special to The Star Ashe More News This is an important week for vocal music aficionados. Full Article at KansasCity.com
Maestro is ready for his Wagner debut
1 month ago

Maestro's first Wagner is a monumental milestone in any conductor's life. Full Article at Houston Chronicle
Sierra Vista Symphony Orchestra Plays Ghostly Music for the Season Opener
1 month ago

The Sierra Vista (AZ) Symphony Orchestra played its first concert of the season on Saturday evening, October 24 at the Buena Performing Arts Center in Sierra Vista. Full Article at Associated Content
Leading Dramatic Soprano Deborah Voigt Returns to Harriman-Jewell Series to Sing Recital
1 month ago

Kansas City, MO - infoZine - Celebrated American soprano Deborah Voigt will sing a recital on Friday, October 30, at 8 p.m. at the Folly Theater (12th and Central Sts.) in downtown Kansas City. Full Article at Kansas City Infozine
Music fans have choice of sopranos Emma Kirkby and Deborah Voigt
1 month ago

Music fans have choice of sopranos Emma Kirkby and Deborah Voigt By DAMIAN TORRES-BOTELLO Special to The Star Dame Emma Kirkby, often called the “Queen of Early Music,” is known for her Renaissance and baroque repertoires. Full Article at KansasCity.com
This artificially intelligent music may speak to our minds, but not our souls | Mark Lawson
1 month ago

Imagine a Prom concert of the future. The audience in the Royal Albert Hall open their programmes to see the authors of the evening's music listed: between Richard Wagner and Olivier Messiaen lies a piece by Emily Howell. Full Article at Guardian Unlimited
Riot in Times Square Over Wagner Opera!
1 month ago

Oct. 21, 1919: Servicemen and civilians riot in Times Square over a production of Richard Wagner's "Die Meistersinger" staged at the Lexington Theater despite Mayor John Francis Hylan’s ban on German opera! Full Article at Los Angeles Times
Opera Guide and Synopsis: Parsifal, by Richard Wagner
1 month ago

Photograph of the composer Richard Wagner in Munich (1871). Parsifal, like many of Richard Wagner's operas, existed in his head long before it was put to music. Full Article at Associated Content

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