Wagner online

University of Chicago Press, 2018 $37.50 Steinberg offers an account of the Wagner bicentennial Ring for La Scala/Staatsoper Berlin along with a reading of the psychology, philosophy and history embedded in this work. NB link is to British Amazon.

Together with The Sir Donald McIntyre Trust, the Wagner Society of New Zealand arranged for the funding and publication of this book, not only as a way of honouring the society’s patron, but also as a way of celebrating its own twenty-fifth birthday.

New book by Luc-Henri Roger, foreword by Nicholas Crapanne (in French)

Documentary film by Thomas Voigt and Wolfgang Wunderlich.

Comprises the complete Decca, Phillips and Deutsche Gramophon recordings including 27 operas and two Ring cycles

You Tube film of Van Zweden conducting Act 1 of Die Walküre with the New York Philharmonic in NYC. Featuring Heidi Melton, Simon O'Neill and John Relyea

Author Judith Cabaud calls on a host of hitherto undiscovered sources to tell the story of Mathilde Wesdendonck, muse and paramour to Richard Wagner.

With his CD Tristanesque – reflections in jazz the pianist Helmut Löscher together with Bernd Heitzler (bass) and Harald Rüschenbaum (drum) approach the music of Richard Wagner from the perspective of contemporary jazz.

This CD, ‘Richard Wagner’s Declarations of Love’ contains songs and piano pieces Wagner wrote for Matthilde and Cosima. It contains an early version of the Wesendonck Lieder and Four White Songs (not previously available).

You can watch this enlightening discussion with singers, Music Director Sir Antonio Pappano & Director Kasper Holten as they prepare for the new production of Die Meistersinger at ROH

English translation of this seminal work by Gal, an Austrian who fled the Nazis ending up in Edinburgh, where he was one of the founders of the Festival. Available second hand from Amazon in English.

Steele Roberts has recently published a book of 57 poems by John Davidson in an illustrated collection entitled Visions of Valhalla: A poetic tribute to Richard Wagner.

A link to snippets from Unexpected Opera's glorious, funny, moving and highly innovative Rinse Cycle - performed in London in early 2016.

An exploration of the drama, music, symbolism and philosophy of the Ring

Newly released CD by Finnish soprano Jenni Lättilä, accompanied by Kiril Kozlovsky. 22 Wagner lieder, including the 7 Faust compositions and of course the Wesendonck. Contact Siba Records on the link below.

A touching and revelatory short biographical film by the son of the great American Heldentenor Jess Thomas. The film is narrated by his son, also called Jess.

Her voice is a dark star, big, bold and bright, but black in color.
An award for the great German Mezzo-Soprano
Article by Henry Stewart.

From one of Germany's best known authors of guides to Wagner.

In this bicentenary celebration of Wagner and his music, Paul Dawson-Bowling introduces, deepens and enriches the Wagner Experience for the newcomer and the seasoned Wagnerian alike

wide-ranging and informative website about Wagner

Collection of music sheets, available for download

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