Keyword "Richard Wagner" - List of latest news (23 results)

06:32 ‘Touching the soul is all that matters!’ The outrageous genius of Barrie Kosky and his Wagner phantasmagoria

He put Carmen in a gorilla suit and had Das Rheingold’s Erda represented by an 82-year-old naked woman. What are the the director’s plans for his edge-of-the-seat Die Walküre?

17/04 Wagner: Der fliegende Holländer album review

The Norwegian soprano dominates in this recording taken from concert performances in which Finley’s Dutchman feels somewhat underpowered

01/01 For the first time, music by a woman at the New Year's Concert in Vienna

Of course there is a lot of Johann Strauss at the Vienna Philharmonic's New Year's Concert. But with the waltz “Die Ferdinandéer” by Constanze Geiger, Riccardo Muti conducts music by a woman for the first time.

27/12 "I, a Jew, conduct Wagner because culture is truth"

The Israeli maestro Omer Meir Wellber ends his mandate at the Massimo in Palermo: "The left has lost its relationship with the people"

28/10 Groping, greed and the lust for great power: what Wagner’s Ring Cycle tells us about Trump v Harris

US politics may lack swords and spears, dragons and talking birds, but Wagner’s tale of money, power, rivalry and grudges still carries striking parallels with the US elections

22/07 Claudia Roth wants “Hansel and Gretel” in Bayreuth

Claudia Roth continues to push her political arrogance to office. Now she suggests playing “Hansel and Gretel” instead of Wagner at the Bayreuth Festival. Then the audience would be “more diverse, more colorful, younger”.

02/06 Rock on, Shostakovich, Handel, Ravel: lives of great composers hit the screens

Torment, rebellion and tragedy are major themes as a rash of new biopics highlight the achievements and challenges of the musically gifted

31/05 No gimmicks, no clutter: Zürich Opera’s is a Ring cycle to cherish

Andreas Homoki’s detailed staging focuses on compelling and clear storytelling, and, with Gianandrea Noseda bringing energy and directness to Wagner’s music, this is a fresh and intelligent new cycle

19/03 The police are looking for two homophobic thugs from Cologne: the victim suffers traumatic brain injury in the attack

A man is brutally attacked in the city center - two attackers beat the 31-year-old. Beforehand they insult him homophobically.

09/03 The week in classical: LSO/ Rattle; The Rake’s Progress; The Flying Dutchman; Elena Urioste and Tom Poster – review

Dread runs through John Adams’s pulsating new ‘short symphony’; Stravinsky’s Rake has plenty of company at ETO; Bryn Terfel returns as the mythical Dutchman; and two lockdown favourites bring the house down

29/02 Wagner: Parsifal album review – Elīna Garanča is extraordinary in a very fine account of Wagner’s fascinating score

This new recording is taken from stage performances of Kirill Serebrennikov’s divisive 2021 production for Vienna State Opera. Jonas Kaufmann leads a superb cast with Philippe Jordan conducting a recording that is amongst the finest Parsifals on disc

16/02 Jennifer Lopez Is a Postmodern Artwork

Behold the fabulous desperation of our celebrities.

15/02 A Model for Modern ‘Ring’ Operas Is Unfolding in Brussels

Romeo Castellucci’s production of Wagner’s “Ring” at La Monnaie embodies ideas that the Metropolitan Opera should take note of for its own staging.

08/02 We'd rather not

The Munich University of Music has rejected the request to celebrate Richard Wagner in its rooms. This also has to do with another long shadow that you no longer want to have there.

29/01 A musical tour of Berlin: from Wagner’s epic opera to techno raves

In our new series, we explore a city through its musical landmarks and songs. First stop, Germany’s hip, historic capital, home trailblazing clubs and inspiration for Dietrich and Bowie

02/12 Frankfurt Opera: Finally a new “Aida”

The trauma must have been deep: after Hans Neuenfels shocked the audience with his production in 1981, Verdi's late work can only now be seen again in Frankfurt.

01/12 Climate Protesters Interrupt Met Performance of Wagner’s ‘Tannhäuser’

Met officials were forced to bring down the curtain halfway through the opera as protesters unfurled banners that read “No Opera On A Dead Planet.” The performance later resumed.

14/09 Review: This London ‘Ring’ Is on the Met Opera’s Radar

It’s not stage-filling spectacle, but Barrie Kosky’s version of Wagner’s “Das Rheingold,” the start of a four-opera epic, is eerie, vivid and intense.

12/09 Das Rheingold review – uncluttered staging is a compelling start to Kosky’s Ring cycle

With the figure of earth goddess Erda present throughout, the message – of the despoliation of the natural world – is clear. There’s no weak link in a uniformly strong cast, and in the pit Pappano has the measure of Wagner’s grandeur and intimacy

06/09 ‘The most dangerous stage I’ve ever been on’: the wildest performances of Wagner’s Ring

Gods! Dragons! Horned helmets! Valkyries! Incest! The 15-hour apocalyptic epic is about to explode onto the Royal Opera stage. But what’s the best way to tackle ‘the ultimate opera’?

30/05 Götterdämmerung review – conductor Anthony Negus is the lord of this Ring

The conductor’s authority and understanding permeate every bar, but the whole cast excel in this deeply satisfying production

09/02 RPO/Petrenko review – dazzling Scriabin and spine-tingling Wagner

After a sombre opening, the ecstasies promised in the evening’s theme were reached with Wagner and Scriabin. The Royal Philharmonic and its new conductor are clearly enjoying themselves in this imaginative and accessible season

30/01 Tannhäuser review – Lise Davidsen gleams though Albery’s Wagner misfires again

Tim Albery’s second revival only fitfully illuminates the opera’s complexities, but the singing and acting are superb