Birmingham Opera Company's RhineGold A talk by Richard Willacy, the executive director of the company. Monday 13th December 2021
Author: Derek Blyth
Derek studied music at the Universities of Aberdeen and Durham. He saw his first Ring Cycle in the early 1970s and has been passionate about Wagner ever since. Having given many talks to and led many study days for the Manchester Wagner Society, they invited him to be Vice-President in 2014 and then to be President in 2018. He has always aimed to be and active office bearer, not just a figurehead.
Wagner in Venice
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Norman Bailey 1933-2021
Norman Bailey 1933-2021 We are saddened to report the death of Norman Bailey, a great Wotan and Hans Sachs as well as many other roles in Wagner and beyond. Below is a link to the Arts Desk's obituary. I saw him as Wotan in ENO's Ring Cycle in Glasgow and in Scottish Opera's Die Meistersinger… Continue reading Norman Bailey 1933-2021