Wagner Operas Podcasts

  1. An A.I. Summer at Bayreuth2023/07/12

    This summer the Bayreuth Festival will present a new production of PARSIFAL that will use Augmented Reality glasses. It promises to be a landmark production in the history of Bayreuth.
  2. The Wagner That Blooms in the Spring2023/05/29

    In this podcast I am joined by my good friend, Francis Creighton , as we explore the custom of presenting Wagner at the MET during Spring time, which coincides with the 2023 new production of Lohengrin from the Metropolitan Opera .

  3. A Lohengrin for the Ages2023/05/20

    This Lohengrin is one of the great recordings of the 1930's from the Bayreuth Festival . It features Franz Völker and Maria Müller , two of the leading singers of the time, in excerpts from this opera. Many consider Völker to be the greatest Lohengrin of the 20th century.

  4. An Afternoon Walküre at the MET2019/04/02


    The Metropolitan Opera is currently presenting Wagner's Ring , and the return of the Robert Lapage controversial production. Last Saturday I attended a performance of Die Walküre , and the mechanical problems that plagued this staging during the first season now seem to be gone.
  5. The Bayreuth Festival 20182018/07/30

    It’s that time of the year, when that midsummer classic the Bayreu th Festival begins once again. I will be attending this yearly ritual, and ahead of me will be performances of The Flying Dutchman , Parsifal , Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg , and the new production of Lohengrin , directed by the first American to mount a production at the Green Hill.
  6. Herrmann and Wagner2018/04/08
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  7. Parsifal at the Metropolitan Opera - 20182018/02/18
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  8. A Trip to Bayreuth in 19052018/02/15

    A guidebook to the city of Bayreuth, written at the turn of the century, got me thinking: I wonder what a trip to Bayreuth would have been like in those days. In this video podcast we will take a trip to 1905, and listen to the glorious voices that graced the Festspielhaus during the beginning of the 20th century.

  9. Wagner's Christmas2017/12/17
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  10. Halloween with the Flying Dutchman2017/10/29

    The Flying Dutchman (Der fliegende Holländer ) is Richard Wagner ’s answer to Halloween. The story of a ghostly sea captain who is doomed to sail the seven seas for eternity is the perfect opera to enjoy during this spooky festive season.
  11. Todesverkündigung2017/09/09

    My favorite moment in the Ring of the Nibelung occurs in the second act of Die Walküre. Brünnhilde visits Siegmund to tell him that he will die in battle and that she will take him to Valhalla. This is the famous “Todesverkündigung,” one of the most famous moments from the trilogy.

  12. Bayreuth Summer Artists2017/09/01
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  13. A Tribute to Tannhäuser2017/08/24
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  14. The Silenced Voices of Bayreuth2017/08/21
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  15. Vincent and Francis visit Bayreuth2017/08/18

    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 Christian Thielemann .

  16. Wieland Wagner: One Hundred Years2017/08/05

    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 ."

  17. Bayreuth 2017 Opening Night2017/07/28

    The Bayreuth Festival opened this week with a new production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg , Wagner's only comedy. Barrie Kosky , the director of this production has focused on the antisemitism aspect of Wagner's work. The results make for a very interesting night at the Festspielhaus .

  18. René Pape at the Festspielhaus2017/07/22
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  19. Bayreuth 2010: Of Rats and Men and Lohengrin2010/08/08
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  20. Bayreuth 2007: Katharina's Meistersinger2007/07/30
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  21. Toscanini at Salzburg: The 1936 Meistersinger2007/06/15
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  22. Richard Wagner: Before the Operas2007/03/09
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  23. Adrianne Pieczonka & Ben Heppner in Concert2006/11/10
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  24. In Memoriam: Astrid Varnay (1918-2006)2006/09/18
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  25. Bayreuth Festival 2006: Götterdämmerung2006/08/16
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  26. Bayreuth Festival 2006: Siegfried2006/08/08
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  27. Bayreuth Festival 2006: Die Walküre2006/08/04
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  28. Bayreuth Festival 2006: Das Rheingold2006/07/29
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  29. The Golden Age of Wagnerian Opera at the MET2006/07/02
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  30. Bayreuth 2006 Opening Night: A Preview2006/06/21
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  31. The 2005 Bayreuth Tristan und Isolde2006/06/04
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  32. The 1928 Bayreuth Tristan und Isolde (Part 2)2006/05/21
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  33. The 1928 Bayreuth Tristan und Isolde (Part 1)2006/05/15
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  34. The Italian Wagnerians2006/05/07
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  35. Performance Practices in PARSIFAL (Part 3)2006/04/27
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  36. Performance Practices in PARSIFAL (Part 2)2006/04/22
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  37. Performance Practices in PARSIFAL (Part 1)2006/04/17
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  38. You Found Us! -- Welcome!2006/04/11
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