Wagner and Revolution John Payne, a Wagner enthusiast for many years and currently the Chair of our Society, says: 'The talk I’m giving is not an academic study, though it does make use of a number of different studies and I will quickly allude to them at the end of the talk. Rather it is… Continue reading Wagner and Revolution
Women and Redemption in Wagner:the case of Senta Michael Fuller studied Chemistry and Theology at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge before being ordained in the Church of England. He is currently a Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, where he lectures on the relationships between science and religion, and an Honorary Canon… Continue reading Women and Redemption in Wagner:the case of Senta
Debussy and Wagner -Dr. David Code Monday 14th October at 18.30 Like many leading cultural figures of his generation, the French composer Claude Debussy (1862-1918) went through a phase of passionate wagnérisme, during which he undertook the so-called ‘pilgrimage’ to Bayreuth. His struggle to ‘work through’ this towering musical influence left clear traces in… Continue reading Debussy and Wagner
