Bayreuth Festival held annually
Patrick Carnegy in conversation with John Payne Monday 10th June at 19.00 via Zoom Patrick Carnegy will be presenting the turbulent story of Wagner and his interpreters over the course of the twentieth century. He gives vivid accounts of Gustav Mahler's radical reinvention of the Wagnerian stage, and of the post-war rehabilitation of Wagner and… Continue reading Patrick Carnegy in conversation with John Payne
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
Die Meistersinger von Bayreuth A Survey of famous Singers who have trodden the boards on the Green Hill. The talk will be given on Zoom by our president, Derek Blyth. Please use the contact form below to receive an invitation.
