The Enigma of Parsifal - a study day at the Anthony Burgess Foundation on Saturday 13th May Registration from 09.30. First session at 10.00. Finish at 15.30. The day will be led by our president, Derek Blyth, who has led us in study days of all the Ring dramas, Tristan und Isolde, Lohengrin and on… Continue reading The Enigma of Parsifal
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
Wagner's Cello - a talk by Dr. Richard Jenkins This talk will investigate some of Wagner’s more idiosyncratic string writing and its influence on composers and performers of future generations. Examples of Wagner’s pioneering string writing can be found in abundance from the serene opening of Lohengrin, the scurrying semiquavers of Flying Dutchman or… Continue reading Wagner’s Cello
