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Wagner Society Blogs
Ring-cycling in San Francisco
Posted on December 15, 2014
WSNC member Andy Rombakis had two coincidental Ring experiences in San Francisco in one day within hours of each other. He Parked in front of Hunding's residence on Beulah Street. Hunding opened the door to offer his hospitality. He then went shopping at Diamond Heights Safeway. Hagen was the cashier (see attachment).
Perfect agony Tristan und Isolde has never sounded better at the ROH
Posted on December 15, 2014
Completely satisfying and fearless: Nina Stemme
From London Times by Hugh Canning, Dec. 14, 2014
Opera stage designer Johan Engels has died
Posted on December 14, 2014
Acclaimed South African opera stage designer Johan Engels has died at 62 in his adopted home of Bath, England, of an apparent heart attack.
http://viewfromhere.typepad.com/the_view_from_here/2014/11/south-african...
Lyric Opera's Ring - Reinterpreting Wagner?
Posted on December 14, 2014
With the sad and untimely death of set designer Johan Engels, the remaining team behind Lyric Opera's Ring Cycle soldiers on.
http://www.the-wagnerian.com/2014/12/lyric-operas-ring-reinterpreting-wa...
An era ends, a new one begins
Posted December 10, 2014
In today's issue of the Wall Street Journal Matthew Gurewitsch describes the end of the Speight Jenkins Era at Seattle Opera. The article also gives a somewhat mixed review of the 14-CD boxed set of the 2013 Seattle Ring.
http://www.wsj.com/articles/fitting-farewell-to-an-era-1418254892
Parsifal - The Will and Redemption
Posted December 8, 2014
Yes, another book on Wagner, this time Parsifal.
Have you reserved for the Cosima Party?
Posted Friday December 5th
The Social Committee must report the number of guests on Monday afternoon December 8th. So if you would like to attend, it may be too late for you to mail a check. But you can still reserve on-line on our secure server:
http://www.wagnersf.org/wsfproduct/cosima-party-75
or
Phone your order to Uta Wagner (650) 697-3004 and be certain to specify your entree choice.
Latvian Wagner Coin Wins International Award
Posted November 28, 2014
There is no award Wagner cannot win. The coin dedicated to Wagner was issued in June 2013 to mark the 200th anniversary of his birth. It commemorates the active Riga period of the composer when he took to writing his first important opera "Rienzi".
http://www.the-wagnerian.com/2014/11/latvian-wagner-coin-wins-internatio...
Remembering Ramona Wascher
Posted November 28, 2014
We received word that Ramona Wascher died at age 97. Ramona was an avid Wagnerian and a member of the Society since its earliest days. In addition to her efforts on behalf of the Wagner Society, Ramona was an usher at the San Francisco Opera for many years.
Ramona's love of music was not limited to Wagner and opera though. She was a member of the San Francisco Symphony Monteaux Society and enjoyed lieder recitals.
Dame Gywneth Jones - Past and Present
Posted on November 27, 2014
Dame Gwyneth's large-scaled, powerful dramatic soprano voice, unusually robust vocal stamina, stage presence and acting abilities were widely admired.