Aug 24, 2017
After so many years of doing these
podcasts I realized that I had never done a program dedicated
exclusively to one of my favorite Wagner operas,
Tannhäuser. So here is an audio show
highlighting some of the great moments from this romantic opera
from the composer’s middle period. You will hear tenor
Jonas...
Aug 21, 2017
Currently at the
Bayreuth
Festival there
is an exhibit called “Silenced Voices.” It is a tribute to
the many singers, artists, and musicians who, during the Third
Reich, were banned from the festival because they were
Jewish. In this podcast I pay tribute to three of these
distinguished Wagnerians: the legendary...
Aug 18, 2017
During these uncertain days, when
the whole world seems to be enveloped by confusion, war, and hate,
Vincent and his guest Francis
visit the Festspielhaus at Bayreuth and speak
about their admiration for Katharina Wagner’s
production of Tristan und Isolde, conducted by the
dynamic Bayreuth music director...
Aug 5, 2017
This year we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Wieland Wagner, the composer's grandson, who in 1951 revolutionized the staging of his grandfather's work when he reopened the Bayreuth Festival after World War II with an astonishing production of Parsifal. His dark style became known as "New Bayreuth."
