Society meetings, usually held at Friends’ Meeting House Manchester.
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
The Art Surrounding Monsalvat Monday March 10th at 19.00 via Zoom Joshua Borths will be giving a talk via Zoom for the Manchester Wagner Society onThe Art Surrounding Montsalvat. Richard Wagner provocatively changed the course of music, drama, and art throughout the twentieth century, and his work continues to influence artists well into our… Continue reading The Art Surrounding Monsalvat
Reginald Goodall - his Life and Achievements On Monday February 10th at 7pm John Payne will be giving a talk on the life and achievements of the conductor Reginald Goodall, via Zoom. Reginald Goodall (1901 – 1990) was a British conductor who, after a moment in the limelight in his early 40’s conducting the premiere… Continue reading Reginald Goodall – his Life and Achievements
