In chapter 11 of The Picture of Dorian Gray, Oscar Wilde's hero goes to the opera. As transgression and excess begin to rot that famous portrait, the piece to which he becomes obsessively drawn is ...

You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. The majestic Regent Theatre on Collins Street has played host to a variety of productions during its ...

Wagner’s opera of extremes is directed with striking simplicity, but John Treleaven’s tormented Tannhäuser grates on the ear Pilgrimage to Rome is a central part of Wagner’s early opera Tannhäuser, so ...

What is the nature of love? The central question posed in the story line of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhäuser" is vividly related in the new production opening this year's Bayreuth opera festival.

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After a decade in which new opera recordings dwindled to a trickle, the market is flourishing as never before. On one hand we have a flood of DVDs bringing the latest productions into our homes. On ...

A MODERN version of Richard Wagner’s Tannhauser opera has been cancelled in Germany after the opening-night audience complained about new scenes showing Jews being murdered and dying in gas chambers.

BAYREUTH, Germany There is a general and well-founded perception of the Bayreuth Festival as an elitist stronghold for opera, as much a shrine to Wagner as a festival of his works. And there is no ...

At the beginning of Act 2, Elisabeth (sung here by Jane Eaglen) expresses her joy at being back in the hall where she first heard Tannhauser's voice. Most of us, in one way or another, maintain a sort ...