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
Astrid Varnay sings 'Ich sah das Kind" from Parsifal https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me2v9yWwLrk
