Wagner as Ecocritic : a talk by Professor Kirsten Page Monday 8th May at 19.00 via Zoom In recent years, stage directors have increasingly sought to present Wagner's Ring Cycle as what Thomas Grey has referred to as an "ecological parable." But how "green" was Wagner, really? What does it mean to make that kind of assessment?… Continue reading Wagner as Ecocritic
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 Influence of Wagner on the Creation of Contemporary Opera : an Aesthetic Reflection a talk by composer Davide Tramontato Davide Tramontano is an award winning contemporary composer, conductor and Wagner enthusiast based in Milan. Davide will talk to us about how Wagner is still influencing composing to this day. Davide has been commissioned to… Continue reading The Influence of Wagner on the Creation of Contemporary Opera : an Aesthetic Reflection
