Another BBC Closure Without A Clear Plan
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Back in 2023 we blogged at some length on the BBC's proposal (subsequently
abandoned) to abolish the BBC Singers and the half baked classical music
stra...
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Take A Deep Dive Into Tony Palmer's "Wagner. Plus Watch Complete
It seemed too easy, too lazy, to simply post a few words and then the video. This film is perhaps too important in the history of the Wagner... Read on →
All Aboard the Rheingold: A Christmas Train to Meistersinger Country
Less of a tenuous link than it might at first appear, our young web designer - Claude - adds a little more Wagner to this Rhingold. If you a... Read on →
The London Opera Company returns to Tristan, October 18th
A company that started in pandemic lockdown - formed in summer 2020 to give work back to musicians who had lost everything - is now confiden... Read on →
15 Years and Now They Change it?
Where does the time go? Space maybe? Anyway, finally we updated things. A new look, over halfway through a new decade. Well, at least you ca... Read on →Something New?
You may have noticed the minor revamp around here. That is minor if you're viewing this on one of those old-fashioned things. You know? ... Read on →
New Ring Cycle Guide From Apple Music Classical
We have sat through enough Ring cycles to know that the choice of recording is half the battle, and in this case Apple Music Classical has d... Read on →
Sofia Up For An "Opera Oscar", Plus The Meistersinger Puccini Cut
The Sofia Opera’s Wagner Festival has been nominated for the International Opera Awards, a distinction the house seems to have earned throu... Read on →
The 2026 Opus Klassik Awards: Kaufmann Brings Wagnerian Heft to Schubert
By Charles P Arden 24 June 2026 The Opus Klassik jury has once again descended from the mountain to deliver its annual verdicts on the stat... Read on →
The Longborough Twilight: A Minimalist Triumph
There is something inherently Wagnerian about the Longborough Festival Theatre. Tucked away in the Cotswolds, its converted-shed dimensions ... Read on →
A New Vorspiel: The Wagnerian Joins Substack
A note to all our readers and fellow pilgrims on the Wagnerian journey: The Wagnerian is now on Substack. You can find us here: thewagnerian... Read on →.jpg)
Fred's Final Plea: Help Us Weave the Threads of Fate!
Hello again, dear readers, Well, it seems I’ve had a rather sobering observation to share. It's come to my attention that our presence o... Read on →
The Ring of the Nibelung in a New Frame: P. Craig Russell's Graphic Adaptation
In the vast and ever-expanding universe of Wagnerian scholarship and reception, a curious and compelling phenomenon has emerged: the graphi... Read on →
The Ring For Beginners 1a: Under The Surface. Beyond the Gold: Unearthing the Political, Philosophical, and Spiritual Foundations of Das Rheingold."
For the novice approaching Wagner's monumental Ring cycle, Das Rheingold can appear as a magnificent and bewildering tapestry of gods,... Read on →
The Ring for Beginners: Part Two, Die Walküre—The Human Heart of the Ring
Part Two: Die Walküre —The Human Heart of the Ring You've made it through the "Preliminary Evening" and now you're ready f... Read on →
A Village Forges a Ring of its Own: The West Malvern Social Club Takes on Wagner
ED: Sadly, we believe tickets are sold out. But it might be worth contacting them for any returns. The colossal scale of Wagner's Ring ... Read on →
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