Martin Graham 1942-2025 We are sad to report the death of Martin Graham, the co-founder of Longborough Festival Opera. He was a good friend to Wagner fans everywhere and particularly with our own society. He visited us, with his wife, Lizzie, before the pandemic, to talk to us about the beginnings of the festival. We… Continue reading Martin Graham 1942-2025
Month: April 2025
Parsifal
Parsifal - a Talk by Doctor Eric Doughney Please come along to the next Wagner Society Manchester talk at 7pm on Monday April 14 via Zoom We will have a talk by Dr Eric Doughney of Newcastle University on Parsifal. Richard Wagner first read Wolfram von Eschenbach’s thirteenth-century romance, Parzival, in 1845. In 1857, he… Continue reading Parsifal
