Wagner Society Blogs

Posted Decmber 6, 2013

The Society just received an e-mail from Stanford Assistant Professor of German Studies Dr. Adrian Daub. Professor Daub, who has spoken twice for the Society, will be reading excerpts from his forthcoming book next week.  The reading and a reception will be held Wednesday December 11th at the Goethe Institut at 7:00 p.m..

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Posted December 4, 2013

The Finnish Heavy Metal Band Apocalyptica combined forces with the MDR Sinfonieorchester for a concert extravaganza titled "Wagner Reloaded" last May in Leipzig. 

Posted December 3, 2013

Word was received today from the Goethe Institut San Francisco that the centerpiece of upcoming 18th Berlin and Beyond Film Festival will be the recent lavish new film about König Ludwig II. Information about this film was blogged here some time ago.

Posted December 1, 2013

Posted here on June 10th was an item "New Brü on the Block". Don't say WagAdmin didn't warn you!

December 1 2013

Venerable Wagnerian Verna ventured (how's that for Wagnerian alliteration?) to Melbourne for the Ring. The opera Siegfried just happened to fall on her 97th birthday.

When queried as to her birthday wish, the wry Verna replied, "A naked man popping out of a CAKE".

Melbourne must have received the memo with a typo. They served up a naked man popping out of a CAVE!

The representation of Fafner in his death throes was indeed a naked man emerging from a caVe.

Posted December 1, 2013

Newly elected WSNC Board Member Joan Lam has sent a raft of links to Melbourne Opera Ring Reviews.  And here they are ( Wag Admin thinks this may be just the job for Joan! )

Posted December 1, 2013

Very sad news for members of the Wagner Society of Northern California. Our much beloved member and contributor as a speaker, Professor Conrad Susa, died in his sleep on November 21, he was 78 years old.

Posted November 18, 2013

Thanks Joan Lam for forwarding these!

http://www.heraldsun.com.au/entertainment/arts/opera-review-das-rheingold-2013-melbourne-ring-cycle-opera-australia/story-fni0fcgk-1226763236578

Posted November 18, 2013

Well it didn't seem that it would happen, however, the very first Wagner work to be performed in Albania will take place on November 23rd. Through the hard work of the intrepid Roy Stevens, Annalisa Winberg, Jonathan Khuner and Daniel Helfgot - to name only a few - Tannhäuser will make his fateful trip to Rome.

October 22, 2013

Verismo Opera has created a beautiful flyer for their Valkyrie production at the Bay Terrace Theater in Vallejo, CA

Performance dates are:

November 16 and 23 at 6:00 p.m.

November 17 and 24 at 1:00 p,m.

This is a link to the poster for the event:  http://valhalla.stanford.edu/poster/poster.pdf