In conversation with Catharine Woodward Our guest for the November Wagner Society Manchester talk will be the soprano Catharine Woodward, who will be in conversation with John Payne on Monday 11 November at 19.00 via Zoom. Catharine will be talking about singing at Bayreuth this summer as a Valkyrie and preparing to sing Brünnhilde for the… Continue reading In conversation with Catharine Woodward
Tag: Der Ring des Nibelungen
The Ring of the Nibelung, also referred to as simply The Ring Cycle
The Longborough Ring 2024
Longborough Festival Opera's Ring Cycle 2024 Several of us journeyed to the Cotswolds in June and July for the Ring Cycle at Longborough. We had a great time and had our photograph taken with Emily Gottlieb, who is the Executive Director of the Festival. Just at that moment, Anthony Negus, our patron and the conductor… Continue reading The Longborough Ring 2024
Patrick Carnegy in conversation with John Payne
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