Richard Wagner archive
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.
Listen Storms And Salvation: 'The Flying Dutchman' WDAV
October 7, 2011 – Wagner's lonely wanderer anticipates a generation of Westerns — in a vivid and compelling story. WDAV
Listen Around The Classical Internet: July 29, 2011
July 29, 2011 – From Israelis playing Wagner in Germany to a pirate-fighting tenor.
Listen A Tradition Shattered: Israelis Play Wagner At Bayreuth
July 26, 2011 – A precedence-shattering concert: an Israeli orchestra playing Wagner at Germany's Bayreuth Festival.
Watch Opening Day For The Annual Wagner Festival
July 25, 2011 – The notoriously tough-to-get-into festival of Wagner's operas begins today in Bayreuth, Germany.