The Ring of the Nibelung, also referred to as simply The Ring Cycle
In Conversation with Amy Lane Monday 26th February at 19.00 via Zoom Amy Lane, the director of the Longborough Ring being seen as a cycle for the first time this summer, will be talking to John Payne of the Wagner Society Manchester on Monday February 26th at 7pm about the challenges of directing the Ring and of being… Continue reading In Conversation with Amy Lane
A Conversation with Catherine Foster Monday 11th December at 19.00 via Zoom For our December Zoom meeting at 7pm UK time on Monday 11th December we are pleased to be welcoming Catherine Foster, who has portrayed Brunnhilde and Isolde successfully at Bayreuth for many of the last 10 years, in critically acclaimed performances. She was… Continue reading A Conversation with Catherine Foster
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
