Society meetings, usually held at Friends’ Meeting House Manchester.
Wagner and Schumann A talk by Michael Downs on Monday 9th February at 19:00 via Zoom Wagner and Schumann: parallels and contrasts: A Wagner Society Manchester talk on Monday 9 February 2026, at 7pm via Zoom, by Dr Michael Downes Although Richard Wagner and Robert Schumann were only three years apart in age,… Continue reading Wagner and Schumann
Interpretations of Lohengrin A Talk by Dr. David Gosling. Monday 10th November at 19:00 via Zoom. Wagner says that Lohengrin’s longing was “for the only thing sufficient to redeem him from his loneliness, to still his deep desire for Love, for being loved.” But why does Lohengrin forbid Elsa to ask what is his… Continue reading Interpretations of Lohengrin
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.
