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Ouch - Actor injured at Chicago Lyric Opera
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.
Next Exit - Wagner
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
The Animated Life of Wagner
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...
Opera Strip - Wagner Style
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:
The Kitsch goes on!
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
Is Parsifal too Long?
Posted February 10, 2013
WagAdmin received an e-mail review of a recent Met Opera Guild panel discussion on Parsifal held in New York.
The review was from Jeannie Williams who writes for Opera News and authored the biography "Jon Vickers, A Hero's Life". Jeannie Williams, a journalist, has been a guest lecturer for the Wagner Society of Northern California. Ms. Williams is a member of the Wagner Society of New York.
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News from Freunde
February 1, 2013
Gesellschaft der Freunde von Bayreuth sent out another of their informative news letters. It is transferred to PDF and available below. There are bios of some of the 2013 Festspiele artists, news on the construction project on the Festspielhaus facade and much more.
To visit the website you can follow this link:
For the Walküre who has everything!
Posted February 1, 2013
Just when you thought you had seen every possible bit of Wagnerian kitsch - Walküre Leggings. Australian clothing manufacturer Black Milk has created nylon/spandex leggings emblazoned with the artwork of Arthur Rackham. Depicted is Brünnhilde riding Grane into the fire. These "Fire Horse Leggings" run 75.00 Australian Dollars.
Here's a link to their website:
http://blackmilkclothing.com/collections/leggings/products/fire-horse-le...
Thanks to Intermezzo Blog in the UK for this one!
Into the Time Machine
Posted January 30, 2013
In a somewhat cryptic post on the Intermezzo Blog based in London:
"Imagine this. Stepping out of your cab, you pay the driver, John Berry. As you press your £800 ticket-chip to the Royal Opera House's security portal, the doors glide open. You wonder how Placido Domingo's first stab at Wotan will go tonight. You are, in short, in 2016."
On the trail of the Grail?
Posted January 30, 2013
The Wagner Society of New York is offering a Forum on Parsifal on Sunday February 24th. If any members are in New York and interested in attending, there are many interesting topics to be discussed. Below is an enrollment form below which you can download. And for more information, please visit their website:
www.wagnersocietyny.org/