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Opus Metaphysicum: Event Cancelled. Owing to a family bereavement, this event has been cancelled Michael Fend studied Musicology (with Carl Dahlhaus), German Literature and Philosophy at the TU and FU Berlin.Before joining King’s College London in 1993, he taught at the Universities of Aberdeen and Nottingham and was a fellow of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft, the… Continue reading Opus Metaphysicum: an empty phrase
Elgar's Oratorios as Wagnerian Music Drama The young Edward Elgar was a passionate devotee of Wagnerian music drama, to a degree unusual in the conservative musical atmosphere of Victorian England. Michael’s lecture will explore some of the connections between Wagner and Elgar’s own work, with particular reference to his turn-of-the-century oratorios, The Apostles and The… Continue reading Elgar’s Oratorios as Wagnerian Music Drama
Women and Redemption in Wagner:the case of Senta Michael Fuller studied Chemistry and Theology at the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge before being ordained in the Church of England. He is currently a Senior Teaching Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, where he lectures on the relationships between science and religion, and an Honorary Canon… Continue reading Women and Redemption in Wagner:the case of Senta
