Tag: Wagner, Richard

Review: A New ‘Ring’ at Bayreuth Does Wagner Without Magic

BAYREUTH, Germany — About 150 years ago, in a megalomaniac’s coup, Richard Wagner built a theater on a…

Wagner’s Early Operas Shouldn’t Be Mere Curiosities

LEIPZIG, Germany — How quickly Richard Wagner changed his mind about “Rienzi,” his first successful opera.In his self-aggrandizing…

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love Wagner

In the past we’ve chosen the five minutes or so we would play to make our friends fall…