In Conversation with Amy Lane Monday 26th February at 19.00 via Zoom Amy Lane, the director of the Longborough Ring being seen as a cycle for the first time this summer, will be talking to John Payne of the Wagner Society Manchester on Monday February 26th at 7pm about the challenges of directing the Ring and of being… Continue reading In Conversation with Amy Lane
Wagner's Melodies, Bellini's Sinnlichkeit Our next Wagner Society Manchester talk, at 7pm on Monday 12th February, is entitled 'Wagner's Melodies, Bellini's Sinnlichkeit', and is given by Professor David Trippett of Cambridge University's Faculty of Music. The talk focusses on Wagner's relation to Italy and Italian culture, and sets out from the myth that (unlike Rossini) Wagner was… Continue reading Wagner’s Melodies, Bellini’s Sinnlichkeit
A Conversation with Catherine Foster Monday 11th December at 19.00 via Zoom For our December Zoom meeting at 7pm UK time on Monday 11th December we are pleased to be welcoming Catherine Foster, who has portrayed Brunnhilde and Isolde successfully at Bayreuth for many of the last 10 years, in critically acclaimed performances. She was… Continue reading A Conversation with Catherine Foster
