WHETHER we admit or not the first dogma of the Wagner creed, that the individual arts have in past times reached their highest possible degree of development, and that the highest art-work of the ...

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Radio 3 are broadcasting Max Richter’s eight-hour lullaby Sleep on Saturday night, live from the Wellcome Collection. Here, by contrast, are 10 works that certainly won’t give you sweet dreams Tom ...

Biographers who have pictured Composer Richard Wagner as a bit of a blackguard, a touch of a toady, had some added evidence last week. Musical Courier printed some early Wagnerian letters, extracted ...

As the musical world lavishly celebrates Richard Wagner's bicentenary, the composer's great-grandson insists he is no spoilsport by denouncing the German master as a narcissist, woman-hater and an ...

The mastermind behind the Bayreuth Festival was not as masterful in his personal affairs, and while his music was groundbreaking, his sociopolitical views were far from pretty. The mastermind behind ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. In glancing through Ring Festival L.A.’s official guide, you’ll find all ...

The excerpts from Wagner's Ring Cycle that Donald Runnicles and the SSO performed in the second half of this concert had a persuasive balance of musical, narrative and psychological logic. Donald ...

The 150th anniversary of the Bayreuth Festival, a testimony to the genius of composer Richard Wagner, to be held later this month, is a good time to visit the historic Bavarian town, write Kunal ...

Given the casualness with which allegations of racism are made against historical figures nowadays, it makes sense to be wary of such sweeping judgments. Failing to use language that would be ...