Richard Wagner archive
Listen Gods And Monsters: 5 Unforgettable Wagner Moments
May 21, 2013 – For the bicentennial of the composer's birth, author William Berger picks his favorite Wagner.
Listen Extreme Drama: The Life And Music Of Richard Wagner
April 13, 2013 – For the bicentennial of the controversial composer's birth, conductor Marin Alsop rethinks Wagner.
Read Portrait Of The Heldentenor As A Young Man
April 12, 2013 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
Listen Jonas Kaufmann On Wagner: 'It's Like A Drug Sometimes'
February 16, 2013 – The man called the greatest living Wagnerian tenor says he's bound by duty to honor the composer.
Read Around The Classical Internet: June 1, 2012
June 1, 2012 – An indictment in Istanbul, Wagner in Israel and a possible Putin protest in St. Petersburg.
Read It's A Marvel-ous Wagner Production
May 18, 2012 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
Watch 'Wagner's Dream': Is It The Met's Nightmare?
May 7, 2012 – A new documentary follows the Metropolitan Opera's controversial staging of Wagner's Ring cycle.
Read How Verdi, Wagner and Puccini Got Their Grooves
April 11, 2012 – Hear why these three composers are still superstars in opera houses worldwide.
Read The Vienna Philharmonic At Carnegie Hall WQXR
March 1, 2012 – Lorin Maazel leads Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and Wagner's 'Ring' whittled down to 70 minutes. WQXR
Read Ask Your Doctor About Prescription Bolero
January 20, 2012 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
Read Talk Like An Opera Geek: In the Basement With The Basses
January 18, 2012 – With opera's subterranean serenaders, it's important to know a basso buffo from a basso profondo.
Read Talk Like An Opera Geek: Breaking Down Baritones
December 14, 2011 – Hear what happens when the natural male speaking voice turns to song in this baritone bonanza.
Read Talk Like An Opera Geek: Tuning Into Tenors
November 30, 2011 – If you're talking about the kings of the high Cs, make sure you know your facts from fabrications.
Read Next Up: The Drying Dutchman
November 18, 2011 – Fridays are funnier with a classical cartoon at noon, from Deceptive Cadence.
Read Talk Like An Opera Geek: Sizing Up Sopranos
November 9, 2011 – From stratospheric coloraturas to jet-powered Wagnerians, learn to love our highest-flying singers.