Richard Wagner presents Lohengrin 3rd September 2014 to 5th September 2014.
18:30 to 20:00
Rhodes University. South Africa
Jamie has now very kindly uploaded all of his Dutchman performance - with music and media to his website. You can watch it by following this link.
Following the dramatised readings of The Flying Dutchman and Tannhäuser last year, Jamie McGregor again reprises the role of Richard Wagner reading the text of his opera Lohengrin. The reading has been designed to introduce and complement an original audio-visual presentation of the opera itself, subdivided into conveniently sized and dramatically coherent episodes.
The "Wagner reading Wagner" project as a whole constitutes an innovative, entertaining and illuminating new approach to the perennially controversial German composer, and an unusually accessible introduction to his supposedly forbidding musical dramas. The readings will not only appeal to opera aficionados but to anyone with an interest in Romantic mythology and fairy tale (or even those simply curious to see an English lecturer impersonating a 19th century composer).
No specialist knowledge of the subject is necessary for a full enjoyment of the performance, while both the story and the music of the opera have an immediate appeal. Audiences have the option of attending the event either in full or in part, as the opera as a whole will be presented over three consecutive evenings – arranged as follows:
Act I - "The Forbidden Question"
Act II - "The Temptation of Elsa"
Act III - "The Revelation of the Secret"
Where: Beethoven Room, Rhodes Department of Music & Musicology
Cost: Admission free
For more information, visit the dedicated website: http://thelessthanperfectwagnerite.blogspot.com/
