Wagner Society Blogs

Posted March 10, 2013

For our Wagnerian Jet-Setters, two Items of interest on the other coast:

On March 18, 2013 at 7:30 p.m. The Wagner Society of New York is hosting Boston Lyric Opera in a presentation of the 1841 version of Der Fliegende Holländer.  BLO Music Director & Conductor David Angus will lead the ensemble. The event takes place at the Liederkranz Foundation 6 East 87th Street, New York, New York. The cost is $10 for individuals who are not members of the WSNY.

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Posted March 8, 2013

The complete brochure for the Liszt/Wagner/Verdi Festival is now available. The Festival runs from May 30th to June 1st.  The brochure can be located through the link below. WSNC will be printing up official programs and mailing, but  you may wish to mark your calendar and make hotel reservations. The array of recitals and lectures is formidable.

http://americanlisztsociety.net/2013FestivalBrochure.pdf

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Posted March 7, 2013

Do you ever wonder how a heldentenor has the stamina to survive a grueling role such as Parsifal?

Super tenor Jonas Kaufmann shared his secrets with Zinta Lundborg of Bloomberg News. Secrets include Scottish shortbread, water with salt and Gummi Bears.  Here is a link to the article in full.

Posted February 18, 2013

Wagner's Early Opera opens in the Meister's home town.

Oper Leipzig is mounting 5 performances of Wagner's rare opera Die Feen and an additional presentation will be given in Bayreuth this summer. The first performance was held on 16-February with additional performances in April.

http://www.wagnerjahr2013.de/en/die_feen.html

and a review in German (remember translate.google.com will get you a rough translation)

Posted February 18, 2013

Leave the Fire to Loge!

Veteran Actor Wesley Daniel was injured in a fire stunt at Lyric Opera of Chicago. Daniel was performing a "fire eating" stunt while stiltwalking during a rehearsal for the upcoming Die Meistersinger von Nuernberg. During the stunt Daniel was engulfed in flames which were quickly extinguished. Doctors stated that the 2nd degree burns were similar to "a serious sunburn". Mr. Daniel has since been released from the hospital.

Posted February 17, 2013

There are fans and there are FANS!

When the cash-strapped public authorities wouldn't pay up, local Wagner fans passed the hat in the name of Richard Wagner. Three proud members of the Leipzig Richard Wagner Society funded the 4,000 euro cost of erecting this unmissable road sign on the A38 just outside town. Follow the link below to see the photo.

intermezzo.typepad.com/intermezzo/2013/02/wagner-sign.html

Posted February 14, 2013

In 1 minute 30 seconds.

Again . . . . sinfinimusic.co/uk

This is an outstanding website - browse around, there are a lot of Wagner related pages and a wealth of other interesting items.

http://sinfinimusic.com/uk/watch/2012/11/wagner-composer-lives-in-miniat...

Posted February 14, 2013

A new Wagnerian comic strip

The website sinfinimusic.co/uk is a fascinating site. There are articles about music of all kinds and while browsing the Wagner Blog found a fabulous new cartoon strip version of Der Ring des Nibelungen. This is a very interestingly done with a light touch of humor. Artist Will Elliott has condensed the story down to a handful of succinct panels.

The first 3 operas are complete and can be viewed at these 3 links:

Posted February 13, 2013

Artist Peter Kleir has published a book of 50 clever color cartoons with Wagner themes. Kleir chose to illustrate scenes from Wagner operas and transports them to a sea-side resort. There are plenty of bare bosoms and buttocks to indicate that perhaps the setting is a nude beach resort.

The book is available on amazon.co.uk

The above image is from amazon.co.uk