Society meetings, usually held at Friends’ Meeting House Manchester.
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
A Conversation with Christopher Maltman Our Chariman, John Payne, in conversation with the baritone, Christopher Maltman. In September Christopher Maltman, the well-known operatic baritone, gave his first performances as Wotan in Covent Garden’s new production of Das Rheingold, to considerable critical acclaim. He will be in conversation with John Payne via Zoom on Monday 13th… Continue reading A Conversation with Christopher Maltman
