Richard Wagner - Liebestod - Sylvain Blassel

Sylvain Blassel (Harp, Arranger) Born: 1976 - France The French harpist, Sylvain Blassel, graduated in 1998 from the Lyon Conservatoire National Supérieur Musique et Danse (Lyon CNSMD) under Fabrice Pierre. Following his graduation Sylvain Blassel...

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New Wagner Publication: Understanding the Leitmotif: From Wagner to Hollywood Film Music

  Understanding the LeitmotifFrom Wagner to Hollywood Film Music Author: Matthew Bribitzer-StullPublication planned for: April 2015availability: Not yet published - available from April 2015format: Hardbackisbn: 9781107098398   The musical...

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Tannhauser: "Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t"

“Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t.” A counterfactual analysis of Richard Wagner’s Tannhäuser. Chrissochoidis, I.; Harmgart, H.; Huck, S.; Müller, W.; (2010) “Though this be madness, yet there is method in’t.” A counterfactual analysis...

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Salzburg Marionettentheater's Der Ring des Nibelungen - An Overview

Highly recommended should you ever get the chance to see this - or their Magic Flute,  Don Giovanni and much else. To track down a performance close to you, we suggest that you visit this page. The video below, which provides an overview, references...

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In Performance: Parsifal - 2015

Only productions that have announced their principal casts have been included. As always, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any listing and recommend that you check with the box office before making any booking    Oper Frankfurt Dates: 15,...

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In Performance: Tristan Und Isolde - 2015

Only productions that have announced their principal casts have been included. As always, we cannot guarantee the accuracy of any listing and recommend that you check with the box office before...

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Wagner, The Ring and Call Of Duty?

OK. We  are going to try and explain this, briefly, for most of our readers (the rest of you can go straight to the end): "Call Of Duty" is a "video game". Yes, one of those things your young nephew nodoubt tries to go back after feigning interest...

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