In which The Gay Recluse compares the Richard Wagner opera Tristan and Isolde (first performed in Munich in 1865; financed by King Ludwig II of Bavaria and now running at The Metropolitan Opera) with … more →
The Gay ReclusePhil wrote 1 day ago: Invoking the Beyond is a 7 part radio interview series of the Collins Brothers (Paul and Phillip) b … more →
mikebm wrote 1 week ago: We had fun with many musicians, now it is the singers’ turn. Taken from http://www.ahajokes.co … more →
dsloney wrote 1 week ago: Um, O.K. So nearly nine months have passed since I first lit upon this idea of starting some kind of … more →
dcairns wrote 1 week ago: We went round to my friend Kristin’s to admire her new kitten, Jonathan: Jonathan did not dis … more →
ginavivinetto wrote 3 weeks ago: Speaking of classical music, Rachel Shukert at Jewcy wrote a hilarious tongue-in-cheek piece called … more →
steinskog wrote 1 month ago: Denne høsten har jeg ved masterstudiet i etnomusikologi og musikkvitenskap ved Griegakademiet, Inst … more →
operareview wrote 1 month ago: From the New York Times: Two Great-Granddaughters of Richard Wagner Are Named to Manage Bayreuth - N … more →
steinskog wrote 1 month ago: Richard Wagner Festspillene i Bayreuth er over, og nesten kapittel i historien om ledelsen av festsp … more →
lithe wrote 1 month ago: Gesamtkunstwerk. It’s the name Richard Wagner, famed German opera composer, gave to his conce … more →
operareview wrote 1 month ago: 26 agosto 2008 Le scommesse sono già aperte su chi sarà il successore dell’ottuagenario Wolg … more →
sw wrote 1 month ago: A wonderful weekend in Lucerne is coming to a close. This upcoming week includes a few 10-hour days … more →
mdbergfeld wrote 1 month ago: Friedrich Nietzsche’s Human, All too Human first published in 1878 not only marks Nietzsche’s p … more →
vinzray wrote 1 month ago: A reocurring theme in some of my dreams is the presence of music and characters. They usually act li … more →
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Vitaliy wrote 2 months ago: Sometime back a certain Richard Wagner wrote a highly flawed, and as one blogger put it “whinc … more →
balkan wrote 2 months ago: The Bayreuth Festival opened last Friday with the premiere of the Norwegian director Stefan Herheim … more →
stevenhartwriter wrote 2 months ago: Art has no purpose but it has an infinite number of uses, and when politics and nationalism come int … more →
ccwe wrote 2 months ago: ********** Saturday to Saturday 18th - 25th October 2008 Theme: The Wisdom of the Sages Venue: Cent … more →
seattlesymphony wrote 4 months ago: Welcome guest blogger Jane Eaglen! Read on for Jane’s take on playing the the tragically roma … more →