San Francisco Ring Cycle, June 2018; Review by Sheena Burnell
Archive | Essays & Reviews
Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg in Beijing: A Great Experience Marred by Political Correctness
Colin Mackerras concludes that Wagner’s story and conception makes more sense and is more emotionally satisfying than Kasper Holten’s.
The DRESDEN RING 2018
Graham Bruce visited Dresden in February this year for Der Ring there.
What happened to Siegfried?
Siegfried’s role at the centre of the drama as envisaged by Wagner in 1848 had certainly changed by the time Der Ring des Nibelungen premiered in Bayreuth in August 1876.
The first Australian singer at the Bayreuth Festival
Read the fascinating story of Norma Gadsden.
Unravelling Wagner’s Parsifal
Peter Bassett’s article provides an interesting and informative background to the work.
Who was who in The Ring
Readers may find it that Wagner originally had other names in mind for his gods and goddesses, Nibelungs, Rhinedaughters, heroes, giants and the rest…
Wagner’s heroes and the triumph of humanity
Modern opinion tends to regard heroic figures with cynicism – a reaction perhaps to the disastrous consequences of political hero-worship in the 20 th century.
As a result, many stage directors are inclined to transform such characters into anti-heroes…