The Death of Richard Wagner Wagner Society Manchester Talk on February 13th at 19.00 via Zoom February 13th 2023 is the 140th anniversary of Wagner's death, in 1883, when he took his last breath at Ca’ Vendramin Calergi, a 16th-century palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice. In honour of that day, Susan Vincent will… Continue reading The Death of Richard Wagner
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Wagner’s Cello
Wagner's Cello - a talk by Dr. Richard Jenkins This talk will investigate some of Wagner’s more idiosyncratic string writing and its influence on composers and performers of future generations. Examples of Wagner’s pioneering string writing can be found in abundance from the serene opening of Lohengrin, the scurrying semiquavers of Flying Dutchman or… Continue reading Wagner’s Cello
Wagner in Venice
Wagner in Venice Simon Rees Monday 8th November Richard Wagner spent two significant periods in Venice, the first in 1858 when he went there from Zurich after the breakdown of his marriage over his friendship with the poet Mathilde von Wesendonck, and the second in 1883, when he and Cosima, his second wife, wintered… Continue reading Wagner in Venice