The importance of female fandom to British Wagneriana in the early to mid-20th century Our next Wagner Society Manchester talk will be on Monday March 11th at 19.00 via Zoom.The talk is entitled The importance of female fandom to British Wagneriana in the early to mid-20th century and will be given by Dr Charlotte Purkis This talk will… Continue reading The importance of female fandom to British Wagneriana in the early to mid-20th century
Winifred Wagner: Wahnfried, Politics and Individualism Monday 24th April 2023 at 19.00 via Zoom The name Winifred Wagner is heavy with negative meaning. Her personal association with Adolf Hitler, the Nazification of the Bayreuth Festival, and the consequent estrangement from her family have condemned the English-born orphan and wife of Richard Wagner’s son, Siegfried, to… Continue reading Winifred Wagner: Wahnfried, Politics and Individualism
The Death of Richard Wagner Wagner Society Manchester Talk on February 13th at 19.00 via Zoom February 13th 2023 is the 140th anniversary of Wagner's death, in 1883, when he took his last breath at Ca’ Vendramin Calergi, a 16th-century palazzo on the Grand Canal in Venice. In honour of that day, Susan Vincent will… Continue reading The Death of Richard Wagner
