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.
Longborough Festival Opera, Meetings

A Conversation with Paul Carey Jones, bass baritone and Wagner singer.

Derek Blyth

A Conversation with Paul Carey Jones,  bass baritone and Wagner singer. 19:00 via Zoom, Wednesday 8th October 2025 Paul Carey Jones will be in conversation with our Chair, John Payne, for our second Zoom meeting in the 2025-26 season. Please note the unusual day for the talk. Welsh-Irish bass-baritone Paul Carey Jones has appeared as… Continue reading A Conversation with Paul Carey Jones, bass baritone and Wagner singer.

Meetings, Memebers

“A conversation with Peter Selwyn, Wagner conductor and Professor at the Royal College of Music.”

Derek Blyth

"A conversation with Peter Selwyn, Wagner conductor and Professor at the Royal College of Music." Wagner Society Manchester: A Conversation with Peter Selwyn, conductor and Professor, Royal College of Music. 19.oo via Zoom, Monday 15th September 2025 Peter Selwyn will be in conversation with our Chair, John Payne, for our first Zoom meeting in the… Continue reading “A conversation with Peter Selwyn, Wagner conductor and Professor at the Royal College of Music.”